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sketerpot comments on Rationality Quotes October 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: sketerpot 04 October 2014 02:48:19AM 8 points [-]

It would definitely be a rationality quote if it went on to quote the part where Eric Flint decided to test his hypothesis by putting some of his books online, for free, and watching his sales numbers.

Comment author: DanielLC 04 October 2014 05:20:11PM 2 points [-]

Does he say what the results were anywhere?

Comment author: dspeyer 06 October 2014 09:08:59PM 7 points [-]

Huge success. Sales jumped up in ways that are hard to explain as anything other than the free library's effect.

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