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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
I think the relationship is in the price. If people think they could easily get the book for free, they will feel like suckers to pay more than a low price
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I think that's true for books that don't end up making a good impression (the old "I can't believe I paid good money for this" feeling). For good books, though, I think most readers want to reward the author and encourage further similar works. I would guess that those flogging crap are the ones most threatened by the rubes exercising "try-before-you-buy".
For works by dead authors, though, I think you're probably bang on.