tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post2164537041375013086..comments2024-02-23T04:11:30.367-05:00Comments on Combreviations: Apple buys into my biggest pet peeve in e-booksLaura C. Ombreviationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079133569258549461noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-79634273508927052062010-06-10T13:38:48.187-04:002010-06-10T13:38:48.187-04:00Read a free Stephanie Meyer novella? Don't, La...Read a free Stephanie Meyer novella? Don't, Laura, don't! That is how they get you hooked. Don't risk turning into another Twilight junkie! Next you will start putting glitter on your waffles.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-72773201453375743672010-06-09T17:55:20.767-04:002010-06-09T17:55:20.767-04:00Gentlemen, I'm not opposed to free e-books. I ...Gentlemen, I'm not opposed to free e-books. I take advantage of them quite frequently, I agree that they're good marketing, and all that. But I would never put mass market sales on the same list as hardcover sales, because it skews the data--mass markets sell more copies because they're a third or a quarter of the price. Similarly, equating a free book with a for-money book skews the data, and weights certain titles over others. The criteria of the consumer for acquisition are different, and so I think they should be separated out.<br /><br />Would I purchase the new Stephanie Meyer novella? Absolutely not. Will I read it? It's a distinct possibility, because it's free. QED!Laura C. Ombreviationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079133569258549461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-78981199334799739642010-06-09T16:44:16.731-04:002010-06-09T16:44:16.731-04:00Free e-books seem like a good marketing tool; they...Free e-books seem like a good marketing tool; they generate a lot of free attention and don't cost anything except the opportunity to sell the book.<br /><br />And free or very cheap public domain books are great as well. It's reasonable to expect e-book vendors to try to frame the data in a way that's favorable to their own marketing objectives.Daniel Friedmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217086697322548237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4534000766115116120.post-31865302328265603672010-06-09T16:42:10.997-04:002010-06-09T16:42:10.997-04:00So if I have a library of four hundred books on my...So if I have a library of four hundred books on my Kindle (which I do), only the ones I paid for should count?<br /><br />Seriously, I jokingly nitpick with you too much but why does it matter? Without free books I never would have retried such authors as Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jane Austin and countless others. Because of free books I discovered wonderful authors previously unknown to me such as Stephen Leacock and Norbert Davis.<br /><br />Does the Best Seller list (which can be more fictional than James Patterson's latest) really matter? <br /><br />I know you are not alone in your pet peeve. Amazon has since divided their best selling list on Kindle to free and priced. But I really do not get why this matters. Help me here, please.michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17812924049258701715noreply@blogger.com