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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Public domain works are free to share, and plenty of places charge for them.
There's no contradiction between "cost is X" and "you're allowed to copy & distribute it for free if you want." It means that someone could, presumably, acquire it without paying if they looked around a bit first. But the author's not obligated to tell everyone there's a free version available, just like authors selling hardcovers aren't obligated to direct people to the paperback version or library editions of their books.
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I didn't say it was a contradiction, I said it was not consistent. And I still don't think it's consistent. It's like buying your new fridge this week only to see it on special for half price the following week; there's nothing you can do about it, no one is doing anything that's illegal, but it doesn't stop you getting ####ed off about it either. I think it may be worth considering how such a marketing strategy may be interpreted by potential readers.