Under normal circumstances, that Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson’s latest book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price, logged over 17,000 free views in one day on upstart “social publisher” Scribd would be the story. The story, however, might lurk in the comments left on the Scribd web site.
“Well it’s not really “FREE” at all, is it?” groused one unsatisfied customer, complaining the book couldn’t be downloaded, but read only in the browser on Scribd. “False advertising!” screeched another assessment. When Anderson weighed in to tell Scribd readers that there would be free downloads available next week, “why not make an e-book available already?” came the response, which derisively labeled publisher Hyperion as “old school.”
Download the audiobook
Download the audiobook here. (Free)
I found the link thanks to this blog that had this comment:
You can download the audiobook and read an extract here. Incredible as it might seem, the full six-hour audio version of the book is free, while the abridged three-hour version is not. Welcome to the digital economy!