To give away?
The question was posed in another forum, Is it worth giving away books to gain readers? Is giving away a paper book different than an eBook?
I think this is a tricky one. An author spends months, maybe years, producing a book and of course wants to see some return on it. There is also the school of thought that says if something is free, it can't be much good. Generally I would say no.
Giving away a paperback is a bit different. I've given one or two copies of my trilogy away, because of course it can't be duplicated and spread around the way a digital file can.
The first book of my trilogy The Clouds Still Hang was published earlier under the title The Secret Catamite 1, The Book of Daniel and got five star reviews. I am thinking of pricing that at a minimum or even as a give-away hoping that people will then buy the complete trilogy.
I can't use Amazon's KDP to give it away because it's on sale elsewhere and they want exclusivity, but I could sell at the minimum there and make it freely downloadable on my the book's website. http://www.thecloudsstillhang.com/.
Thoughts anyone?
I think this is a tricky one. An author spends months, maybe years, producing a book and of course wants to see some return on it. There is also the school of thought that says if something is free, it can't be much good. Generally I would say no.
Giving away a paperback is a bit different. I've given one or two copies of my trilogy away, because of course it can't be duplicated and spread around the way a digital file can.
The first book of my trilogy The Clouds Still Hang was published earlier under the title The Secret Catamite 1, The Book of Daniel and got five star reviews. I am thinking of pricing that at a minimum or even as a give-away hoping that people will then buy the complete trilogy.
I can't use Amazon's KDP to give it away because it's on sale elsewhere and they want exclusivity, but I could sell at the minimum there and make it freely downloadable on my the book's website. http://www.thecloudsstillhang.com/.
Thoughts anyone?
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My book contains adult content so I can't really follow in your footsteps. I assume you mean printed copies, but all my sales so far have been digital in one form or another, although paperback is available from Lulu, and ridiculously expensive.
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