I see the 51% as typical freeloaders. These are likely the same lowlifes who pirate other content. I’d be interested to hear from the people who bought the works. I’d be willing to bet that they’re not big into infringing. Any takers?

I also think that because this is a transaction within the Techdirt “community” that the instance of people paying nothing is lower than in the outside world. There is an affinity here that doesn’t exist were it MPAA movies and RIAA songs. Given that fact, I think 51% is a shockingly high number.

First, you fanboy-trolls show who has the influence here: you actually WISH for opposition to show up so you can be vile, and even do so in the absence.

2nd, if there were “lots” it would not be easy to skew the results to 51%. — Nor do I WISH the experiment to “fail”; I’m sympathetic to authors who only want some gruel, but not to grifting weenies getting millions off starving authors; and as said before, anyone is free to give away their own material. I even refrained from advising knee-pads for the required fervent praying, so as to not at all affect results (with my huge influence).

3rd, @ “AJ, OOTB, and Bob pay nothing for the copyrighted articles on this blog and they pay nothing to support the professionals who maintain these threads.” — Huh? Is the material here under active copyright after all, MIke? Or has that boob totally missed your philosophy besides statement that you’re (somehow) making a living by writing (somewhere)? Been telling ya, need a Features statement of bullet points of your beliefs: though I’ve tried for two years to glean them, your positions remain vague.

4th, I too would like a more precise number than “a lot”. That’s just weaselly, and leaves me even more in doubt. Bet if were large, they’d state it. BTW, as usual the fanboy-trolls can only see ONE side: results were more likely skewed by true believers buying “lots”, say five at a dollar each, plus running up the peak to all of $20. We don’t know, and obviously Mike ain’t gonna tell us any totals. We’re left with Techdirt’s standard baseless accusations and dimensionless “data”.

5th, why does the graphic only cover 2 days, to Dec 7? Will you at all tell us how 2nd week sales went? — We could see if the postulated try-before-buy effect is real.

6th, only “BillW” mentions buying, and (echoing an above comment in plain language) if 51% free is the response on TD (one might say, by the choir), then logout for the last time, Mike: you ain’t having any useful effect.

BTW: who’ll put all those up on TPB to “promote” them? I actually checked there for two of Timmy’s books, and they ain’t on. Why won’t someone share them? … Or are we doubters right after all: that’s a SURE way for Timmy to NOT get a cent from them?