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  Sunday  April 21  2002    10: 25 AM

Intellectual Property

Give It Away, Now
Free the Books!

The Free Library was set up about a year and half ago, with the co-operation of Baen Books. Leaving aside the various political and philosophical issues, which I've addressed elsewhere, the premise behind the Library had a practical component as well. In brief, that in relative terms an author will gain, not lose, by having titles in the Library.

What I mean by "relative" is simply this: overall, an author is far more likely to increase sales than to lose them. Or, to put it more accurately, exposure in the Library will generate more sales than it will lose.
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thanks to Robot Wisdom