Comments on: Lessons in Self-Publishing: Should You Make Your Book Permafree? https://www.writerscookbook.com/should-you-make-your-book-permafree/ Serving writers with all the ingredients they need to succeed Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: What to do When Your Book Launch Fails | The Writer's Cookbook https://www.writerscookbook.com/should-you-make-your-book-permafree/#comment-30030 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 05:00:49 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=5969#comment-30030 […] really started to get reviews and ratings on What Happens in New York when I made it permafree. When a book is free and readers don’t know who you are, there’s less of a risk to them if they download it, […]

]]> By: Stephen Desmond https://www.writerscookbook.com/should-you-make-your-book-permafree/#comment-19332 Sun, 17 May 2020 20:05:36 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=5969#comment-19332 Hey there. Would love some thoughts on my upcoming publishing conundrum… I have a book almost ready to go. It’s a one-off, not the opener to a series. It’s money self-help / life philosophy. I have no huge desire to make money from it – and ethically I feel it would be nice to offer such a thing totally free – but I do want it spread as far and wide as possible. What would you do?

]]> By: David King https://www.writerscookbook.com/should-you-make-your-book-permafree/#comment-13901 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:29:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=5969#comment-13901 Out of all the free books I’ve checked out (and I’ve checked out a lot–including Ms. Penn’s, which was utter garbage), I’ve only come across one author whose next book I was willing to buy. So, I have to say, overall I think the authors are losing out. Most of my friends say the same. They may check out a freebie, but rarely go back to buy.

]]> By: Holly Lumpkin https://www.writerscookbook.com/should-you-make-your-book-permafree/#comment-10088 Sun, 20 Oct 2019 21:17:35 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=5969#comment-10088 What if I wrote a play instead of a novel? (“Adoration” – the story of George Sand and Chopin)

]]> By: Muluuta Mugagga https://www.writerscookbook.com/should-you-make-your-book-permafree/#comment-8832 Thu, 04 Jul 2019 20:42:00 +0000 https://www.writerscookbook.com/?p=5969#comment-8832 Yes i can take on a new author depending on the title of the book. Sometimes an attractive heading can attract me.

No giving away a book does not devalue the work involved.The quality remains as it is. What is to be noted is that giving away a book is a marketing strategy.

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