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Originally Posted by apbschmitz
I'm not saying there's any science on my side here, but my feeling is that there's a big difference between giving a book away and having it read. I think there are a lot of hoarders out there, and their reading device is the equivalent of a house stuffed with old newspapers. They love the idea that they've gotten something for free, and maybe even believe that someday they will read a few of those free books. But the thrill was all in the acquisition.
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Yes. I count "downloads" of my free book like advertisers would count clicks on a banner add. It tells me my "advertisement" got in front of a real human and they at least saw it.
If they then go on to read and buy one of my non-free books - then it is a conversion. If not, its just a view and life goes on. I can definitely say that spikes in free downloads are followed by spikes in sales, IME. So it does work, but there is no magic power in it. It is just a form of advertising.