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Have you thought about asking for a symbolic price like $1?

• falcor84 7y ago
  In my experience, even just $1 would have a significant chilling effect. And making the book available for free has the benefit of helping those who don't have credit cards (due to e.g. geography, socioeconomics or age). A nice alternative can be a "pay what you want"approach, with a recommended amount and an option to pay nothing.
  • antepodius 7y ago
    I would imagine the credit card usage forms the majority of the chilling effect. Personally, I find it a lot more annoying to faff around with using the credit card to pay for something (even when I consider the cost negligible) than to just download it.
    • martin_a 7y ago
      On a second thought, this is what happens to me, too. Before I pay a $1 and have to log in to PayPal or whatever, I will rather not pay anything, although I value the content. Interesting effect.
• OJFord 7y ago
  $1 is cheap. Free is author offering knowledge for free.