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Q&A 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 sales of your books. I'm not talking about giving aw...

2 answers  ·  posted 13y ago by Ralph Gallagher‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/1928
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ralph Gallagher‭ · 2019-12-08T01:20:40Z (almost 5 years ago)
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 sales of your books. I'm not talking about giving away free copies of Novel X to improve Novel X's sales, but writing a completely unrelated story and offering it up as a freebie. Is there any "evidence" that this actually does improve your sales?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-03-08T18:38:16Z (over 13 years ago)
Original score: 9