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Posted by docmgmt (Member # 9542) on :

Cory Doctorow explains why he believes that making his novels available for free increases his sales.

http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cory-doctorow-copyright-tech-media_cz_cd_books06_1201doctorow.html

Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :

I've seen OSC make very similar arguments.

Posted by docmgmt (Member # 9542) on :

Yes. After reading the story, I thought of OSC, and the other aspiring writers who congregate here, and thought it would be nice to post it.

Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :

http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm

Baen has been doing it for a little while now.