Comment on No, Silly, Piracy is TheftparentComments−shard18yActually this analog is exactly what drives Baen Free Library. They gave ebooks away free, in a multitude of formats, and found that:1. Many downloaders ended up buying physical copies because paper books are easier to use.2. It drove up sales of older catalog items, which had been crowded out of the shelves at physical bookstores.3. It created new fans of the authors, driving up future book sales.You can read about it at http://www.baen.com/library/
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Actually this analog is exactly what drives Baen Free Library. They gave ebooks away free, in a multitude of formats, and found that:
1. Many downloaders ended up buying physical copies because paper books are easier to use.
2. It drove up sales of older catalog items, which had been crowded out of the shelves at physical bookstores.
3. It created new fans of the authors, driving up future book sales.
You can read about it at http://www.baen.com/library/