Matt Mason has officially released his latest book The Pirates Dilemma for free online.
Why would an author give away a book for free? Obviously it makes a lot of sense given the arguments in this particular book, but it’s true for all authors that piracy isn’t a threat, it’s an opportunity…
By treating the electronic version of a book as information rather than property, and circulating it as widely as possible, many authors such as Paulo Coelho and Cory Doctorow actually end up selling more copies of the physical version. Pirate copies of The Pirate’s Dilemma are out there online anyway, and they don’t seem to have harmed sales. My guess is they are helping. To be honest, I was flattered that the book got pirated in the first place.
Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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One Reply to “Get The Pirate’s Dilemma for free”
A friend sent me this link to your blog. I’ve been working on a branding campaign to give away a free book in PDF style. My goal was to get my name out in the public. So far, I’ve had about 300 downloads but the free book hasn’t generated sales on my printed book. I started the free download in March as a way to increase web traffic. The process has given me insight into the practices on the web. I continue to learn and stay open to how to reach a new reading audience. Although I cannot explain to people in a concrete way why, my gut tells me this is the wave of the future. You are on the right track. Blessings in your endeavor,
Julie A. Carda, author Portal to Love and Portal to Peace http://www.JulieACarda.com (Free Book download) Fusing the past into the present and beyond~ thought provoking paranormal romance.
A friend sent me this link to your blog. I’ve been working on a branding campaign to give away a free book in PDF style. My goal was to get my name out in the public. So far, I’ve had about 300 downloads but the free book hasn’t generated sales on my printed book. I started the free download in March as a way to increase web traffic. The process has given me insight into the practices on the web. I continue to learn and stay open to how to reach a new reading audience. Although I cannot explain to people in a concrete way why, my gut tells me this is the wave of the future. You are on the right track.
Blessings in your endeavor,
Julie A. Carda, author
Portal to Love and Portal to Peace
http://www.JulieACarda.com (Free Book download)
Fusing the past into the present and beyond~
thought provoking paranormal romance.