Right now, you can download both of my eBooks on Amazon for free.
This is an experiment to see if "free" works. I won't know the results (results being measured in real $$$ sales) until after the free period ends (tonight at midnight), so I'll have another post to discuss that.
What I do know at this point is that The Five Elements, which was not selling well even at $0.99, has gotten nearly 1,000 downloads in just 1 1/2 days of being free. The Hall of the Wood, which is free only for today, has racked up a couple of hundred downloads.
I don't know yet if free will actually translate into sales, but it sure seems to be working for getting readers, or at least downloaders. The key metric I'm really looking to get out of this is reviews. In theory, the more people who download the eBook, the more people who read it. I don't expect everyone who downloads either eBook will actually read it (people like to hoard, and sometimes the sheer volume of 'free' can be overwhelming once you fire up the Kindle), but even if 10% of the downloaders actually read the book, that's 100 new readers. Maybe even some reviews, too.