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mitford13 · 02-21-2012, 02:10 PM

I actually dont think these pre-orders are mistakes. I've only had the Kindle a couple of months, but I've seen a couple of these as free, or like the recent George Pelecanos release, for .99. Several of the free pre-releases have been with bonus material for next in a series. Don't know for sure what the marketing strategy is, but in this case for a major release for a first-time author, maybe they want the numbers high out of the gate and it's a cheap add-on to sending out lots of reviews copies?

Anyway, it's fun to find one of the "Big 6" books for free...

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UPDATE: See my comment in original post - Hachette has changed this to a "free preview."

02-21-2012, 02:10 PM	#5
mitford13 Guru Posts: 686 Karma: 6495650 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Arlington, VA Device: Kindle App, Kobo App	I actually dont think these pre-orders are mistakes. I've only had the Kindle a couple of months, but I've seen a couple of these as free, or like the recent George Pelecanos release, for .99. Several of the free pre-releases have been with bonus material for next in a series. Don't know for sure what the marketing strategy is, but in this case for a major release for a first-time author, maybe they want the numbers high out of the gate and it's a cheap add-on to sending out lots of reviews copies? Anyway, it's fun to find one of the "Big 6" books for free... *********************** UPDATE:** See my comment in original post - Hachette has changed this to a "free preview." Last edited by mitford13; 02-21-2012 at 07:43 PM.