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Originally Posted by HarryT
But it's worth noting that Mr Doctorow essentially gives away his eBooks as a promotional vehicle to sell paper books. I doubt whether his business model would be viable were he to sell only eBooks.
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Which is some evidence toward Elfwreck's argument that passing around free ebooks generates fans and future sales for the author.
As a consumer benefit, I should probably point out that Doctorow's free stuff showed me that I DIDN'T care for him, and will probably NOT spend money on him, but I'd have more ill will if I had had to spend money to learn that.