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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
As to free CC books, keep in mind that it's really an interim marketing method, unless an author is willing to try donationware. Right now, most free e-books are put out with the idea that it helps sell p-books, which it does. As e-books become more accepted, and more readers start choosing e- over p-, that's likely to change. Initial releases would be pay-for e-books, and older titles would be free (or maybe just cheaper).
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Also a free cc book promotes the author, makes him/her known; even if his/her cc book does not sell that much, the next book may sell; also if there are long series, attracting new readers can be difficult (do I want to buy 10 more books?, do I want to read book 11 without reading books 1-10 ?), so offering some books from the series for free is very useful.