Comments on: Free: as in speech, beer and books. http://lucasmcdonnell.com/free-as-in-speech-beer-and-books/ / knowledge connects people. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Numbers Guy http://lucasmcdonnell.com/free-as-in-speech-beer-and-books/comment-page-1/#comment-22976 Numbers Guy Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:36:27 +0000 http://lucasmcdonnell.com/?p=255#comment-22976 Hmm, I need to read this book. I'm, a big believer in selling more through creating the idea of scarcity, but I also work with the concept that if you give something away for free you have to use this as a strategy to generate value elsewhere - a bit like writing a free e-book and letting it circulate around the web with links in it back to your website - a strategy like that can be worth its weight in gold. Hmm, I need to read this book. I’m, a big believer in selling more through creating the idea of scarcity, but I also work with the concept that if you give something away for free you have to use this as a strategy to generate value elsewhere – a bit like writing a free e-book and letting it circulate around the web with links in it back to your website – a strategy like that can be worth its weight in gold.

]]> By: Lucas McDonnell http://lucasmcdonnell.com/free-as-in-speech-beer-and-books/comment-page-1/#comment-17701 Lucas McDonnell Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:23:03 +0000 http://lucasmcdonnell.com/?p=255#comment-17701 I think you'll enjoy it -- it's quite an interesting read. That's also a really good point about the 'worthlessness' of anything that's free (and is talked about quite a bit in the book). Funny how the value of something increases as its perceived scarcity increases -- even though in terms of the electronic world, such scarcity's often self-imposed. I think you might have given me a post idea. :D I think you’ll enjoy it — it’s quite an interesting read.

That’s also a really good point about the ‘worthlessness’ of anything that’s free (and is talked about quite a bit in the book). Funny how the value of something increases as its perceived scarcity increases — even though in terms of the electronic world, such scarcity’s often self-imposed. I think you might have given me a post idea. :D

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://lucasmcdonnell.com/free-as-in-speech-beer-and-books/comment-page-1/#comment-17607 Andrew Flusche Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:46:17 +0000 http://lucasmcdonnell.com/?p=255#comment-17607 Fascinating! Thanks for pointing out this book, Lucas. I think I'll have to give it a read. Free always intrigues me. Nothing motivates people quite like giving them something for free. But it can also make them feel like they're getting something that's worthless. Odd dichotomy. Fascinating! Thanks for pointing out this book, Lucas. I think I’ll have to give it a read. Free always intrigues me. Nothing motivates people quite like giving them something for free. But it can also make them feel like they’re getting something that’s worthless. Odd dichotomy.

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