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Originally Posted by DNSB
Not to forget Baen's Free Library which while it may hurt sales of the first book in a series has made subsequent books sell better over the long run (many of the books in the Free Library are the first in a series). I've noticed quite a few independents who also make the first book in a series available free though there seems to be an on-going argument as to whether this is good for an author's overall sales considering the sheer number of freebies now available.
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The first book in the series is a regular thing now. Apple's book store has a number of first book in the series for free in both science fiction and fantasy. I suspect in other genres as well.