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Clancy_s · 06-28-2010, 08:58 PM

I don't think the sample adds to the value of the book as such, but if I like the sample a lot I'd pay more for the book than I would if I didn't know anything about the book / author.

Her choice - anyone who buys it really likes it, but her overall sales will probably drop.

She could try something equivalent to Baen's "ARC" whereby one can get the ebook for $15 a few months before it's released for it's regular price ($6 in the case of the one book I've done it for).

06-28-2010, 08:58 PM	#15
Clancy_s Zealot Posts: 133 Karma: 1010308 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Newcastle, NSW Device: Kobo Glo HD	I don't think the sample adds to the value of the book as such, but if I like the sample a lot I'd pay more for the book than I would if I didn't know anything about the book / author. Her choice - anyone who buys it really likes it, but her overall sales will probably drop. She could try something equivalent to Baen's "ARC" whereby one can get the ebook for $15 a few months before it's released for it's regular price ($6 in the case of the one book I've done it for).