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1. Elfwreck Says:
   
   November 28th, 2009 at 3:56 pm

   Cory Doctorow talks about the benefits of free ebooks at http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/aug/18/free-ebooks-cory-doctorow

   "I’ve explained at length elsewhere exactly why I do this, so I won’t go into detail here, except to summarise by saying I don’t think we can stop others from copying – it’s a lost cause. Copying is actually wonderful, and I have copied my head off since I first snuck into the photocopy room at my dad’s office in 1980. My problem isn’t piracy, it’s obscurity, and free ebooks generate more sales than they displace."

   And here: http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cory-doctorow-copyright-tech-media_cz_cd_books06_1201doctorow.html

   Nothing sells books like a personal recommendation–when I worked in a bookstore, the sweetest words we could hear were "My friend suggested I pick up…." The friend had made the sale for us, we just had to consummate it. In an age of online friendship, e-books trump dead trees for word of mouth.
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2. Count of Monte Cristo Says:
   
   November 28th, 2009 at 4:11 pm

   There are no benefits. You may be able to sell stories on the back of the free e-books but it is negligable.
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