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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Especially when they're a lost sale for *that* book, followed by sales of the author's other books, or that one in paper, which would not have been made without the free read.
We've got no way to quantify those sales, either.
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Good point, and thank you.
It's essentially what the Baen Free Library is all about, and it's worked well for them. Baen promotes
authors. You download one or more full length novels by an author from the Library, yiu decide you like what they do, and you buy the next one when it comes out (likely in hardcover). Baen credits the Library with driving their metamorphosis from a struggling mass market paperback house to a thriving hardcover publisher with a 70% sell through rate.
Of course, the Baen offerings aren't "pirated", they are legit freebies offered by the publisher to promote the line. Perhaps there's less illicit pleasure for the freeloader in getting those...
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Dennis