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Suppose I gave the ebook version of ALT away for free - would you be more inclined to buy a nice, bound copy?

46%

21 deviants said Yes

33%

15 deviants said No

22%

10 deviants said I have a copy

Devious Comments

`SRSmith Sep 29, 2007, 6:47:33 AM

Cory Doctorow got his start by giving away his writing, and then making it easy for people to buy it if they wanted to.

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~lateralsnowflake Sep 29, 2007, 7:39:30 AM

I'm more than willing to pay for something I like; having a chance to peruse it on the small screen before purchasing it off the press would almost be like watching the movie then buying the DVD and soundtrack (much like I plan to do for Sunshine).

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~zeratul547 Sep 29, 2007, 7:41:14 AM

Honestly, it doesn't matter, I'm going to buy like four anyways once they make their way to not-credit-card-land.

`alienhead Sep 29, 2007, 8:34:54 AM

I've heard that name before. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom? Isn't that the first novel to be released under the Creative Commons? I could be wrong about that . . .

I read a blog entry linked from Neil Gaiman's journal recently about two authors who decided to chart their sales for one month. One author offered his book as a free download; the other did not. Naturally the author who offered a free ebook sold far more copies. I figure it's worth looking into.

What's your opinion on the matter, Mr. Smith?

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`alienhead Sep 29, 2007, 8:35:28 AM

Very good point.

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`alienhead Sep 29, 2007, 8:36:25 AM

Paper money is so 20th century.

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~wordworks Sep 29, 2007, 8:44:32 AM

I'm buying the real book. Free ebooks are great, but I can't take them on the subway. :/

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`alienhead Sep 29, 2007, 8:59:38 AM

Very true, though you may want to be careful about reading A Life Transparent while on any sort of train. Bad things tend to happen.

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^StJoan Sep 29, 2007, 9:56:55 AM

i was talking to someone about being nervous about putting my book out, since i tend to have bad luck and i was like- man! todd derailed a train with ALT!

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