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Ep. 025 Getting 200x More Downloads by Offering Your Book for Free

August 21, 2019

On August 1st of this year, I sold a single copy of my book “Write Your Book on the Side” (which was selling for $0.99 at the time). On August 2nd, when the book was listed for free, I got 224 downloads on that single day.

In this episode, I discuss the power of free and how it can help you out as an author.

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Resources

Here’s a list of resources which are mentioned in the episode:

  • Ep. 001 Introduction to the Writer on the Side Podcast (and Rule #1)
  • “Write Your Book on the Side“
  • “The Self-Discipline Blueprint” by Patrik Edblad
  • “Serve No Master” by Jonathan Green
  • Calibre software for ebooks
  • Smashwords

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