Who benefits from free eBooks?
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Re: Who benefits from free eBooks?
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I see some influencer use free eBooks as a way to add up their email lists.
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I am amazed by the various opinions posted in this thread and this gave me insights about public domain books. I heard that they could be sold or annotated and sold by anybody but that's good only for classics. Because who even would want to buy your annotated version after paying when he can get that for free, exception exists that if just notes, summary or the annotations are required.
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You could say I'm an independent book shop. I'm jus getting started though and I don't know how to get people to come to my site let alone buy books lol I'm into self help and personal growth, I teach about the law of attraction and prosperity.... I just wanna elevate your mind! I'm giving away a free sample ebook if you just go to my site: https://dwaynecharles.business.blog/
Go to my biolink page and click Freebee. It's a blog also, so feel free to give me some constructive criticism....
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I thought the same thing! If the author is giving it away for free, is it even worth reading? Now I do understand giving a number of copies for free as a way to gain exposure, and with Kindle Unlimited, I'm pretty sure the authors get a kickback from the monthly membership cost depending on the popularity of their book being downloaded. I could be wrong.Fran wrote: ↑19 Jun 2012, 10:17 I am be very sceptical of free ebooks (excluding public domain books of course) ...... it does strike me that if the author doesn't think his/her work is worth paying for then why on earth would they think I'd want to spend my valuable time reading it. IMO something free is generally not worth a whole lot .... but that's just me!
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Now this does make perfect sense. It's a risk for the author, but I can see how that can pay off with a series.
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