: Re: Does giving away free stories boost sales? Is it worth it for writers to give away free short stories (or entire novels)? I've heard people say that having freebies on your site can boost

@Jamie945

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If your work is appealing, it should work.

Have you ever asked for a book to a friend, read it, fell in love with it, and started buying everything by that author? It happened to me with the Wheel of Time series, and with Jules Verne's works.

So, by giving away the books, you're doing what a friend would do: give you the chance to know the author, the chance to fall in love with the work, to appreciate it, and to buy it. On the other hand, it helps your public relations and gives you a "this guy's really cool and down to Earth" image that many a reader likes.

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