Quote:
Originally Posted by taosaur
If more authors were file-sharing their own works with a respectful introduction suggesting how readers can compensate them, the returns would be far greater than alienating potential readers and rationalizing one's lack of success by tilting at the windmill of lost sales because their work sits unread in a torrent of 3000 others.
|
Extremely few readers know the opinions regarding piracy of various authors. And of that small group of readers, many are themselves against piracy. So the net lost sales to alienated readers must be few to none.
As for giving away books as an unknown author marketing tool, this will work for some. But if you can get the works of an author you know you like for free, there is much less reason to try someone new who is also free. Reduced copyright infringement and voluntary file-sharing complement each other.