Last week, I had a launch event on Facebook for my new book. As a part of the way I enticed potential readers to the event (and get more Likes on my FB page), I gave away a lot of my short stories and flash crime collection. In total, I gave away 227 ebooks.
Upsides: More exposure and something to entice readers with. Chance for more reviews -- the good kind
Downsides: No income generated. Chance for more reviews -- the negative kind
One person downloaded all four of my free ebooks and reviewed them all. The reader gave me 2 - 5-Star ratings and 2 - 3-Star ratings.
Obviously, I love the 5-Star Ratings. The 3-Star ratings, not so much. But them's the breaks or so they say.
So, you now see the dangers of free. But free is a necessary evil, I fear, at least for indie writers.
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