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Originally Posted by sbroome
Wouldn't it just be shorter to suggest asking for donations? That's essentially what you're saying, and it's been done for years with free content.
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Well, yes. And, no.
Asking for donations would work, but then it somehow had to get into somebodies hands. Distributing it around in areas that has other pirated copies of other books flying around would ensure that it will reach those that are looking for a way to download your book. If it is getting popular enough it eventually will get pirated no matter what. But then by the time it becomes popular enough that there is need to pirate it (for whatever reason), then it is already there - in a good enough quality (since it is basically the original) but with the option to leave donations. There is a difference between free, and pay after you know what you bought. The ones that download it and never intended to pay in the first place, will not pay when they see that they could and/or should. And there is nothing that would make them change their mind.
Some out there might be looking for a new author that they are willing to spend money on, if they only knew first hand that it was to their liking. Almost like - give away first book in series and have you pay for rest. Except that the "pay for rest" part is not going to work if you cannot get it legally for free to begin with to see if you like it.
There is also the mystery part to it: Hey look, it got "pirated", gotta be worth at least a look into it if it shows up here with all the other pirate (actually pirated) books