Comments on: A sign of the times? Author gives away book for free http://rogernmorris.co.uk/a-sign-of-the-times-author-gives-away-book-for-free/ The website of crime writer R.N. Morris Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:27:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mack http://rogernmorris.co.uk/a-sign-of-the-times-author-gives-away-book-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Mack Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:55:19 +0000 http://rogernmorris.co.uk/?p=240#comment-217 Roger, there is precedent for the public purchasing something that was first available free. For example, science fiction/horror author Scott Sigler has been successful getting a book deal after making his books first available via podcast. Likewise, another podcaster, Seth Harwood, has seen his podcast story turned into a book. One approach might be that, for the print edition, the author revises his/her work based on comments from online readers so that the print edition has added material. Personally I have purchased at least three books which I had already listened to as podcasts. An author can reach a lot of people online especially if the blogging community pick up on it. Roger, there is precedent for the public purchasing something that was first available free. For example, science fiction/horror author Scott Sigler has been successful getting a book deal after making his books first available via podcast. Likewise, another podcaster, Seth Harwood, has seen his podcast story turned into a book. One approach might be that, for the print edition, the author revises his/her work based on comments from online readers so that the print edition has added material. Personally I have purchased at least three books which I had already listened to as podcasts.

An author can reach a lot of people online especially if the blogging community pick up on it.

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