Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Name your own price for six science fiction and fantasy e-books







The Humble eBook Bundle includes six sci-fi/fantasy titles -- or eight if you meet the average purchase price.




(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET )

If you like reading, bundles, science fiction, fantasy, and/or supporting charity, today's your lucky day.




The folks at Humble Bundle, who regularly serve up indie games on the cheap, have created the Humble eBook Bundle, a collection of six sci-fi/fantasy e-books for whatever price you want to pay.




That means you can literally drop a penny to get half a dozen DRM-free novels. But you're not that cheap, right? Here's why you should give serious consideration to paying more:




Writers need to eat. I've often railed against e-book prices, but certainly a buck per book is more than reasonable -- especially considering that here you're supporting the authors directly.




And don't forget to add a bit extra for charity: a portion of your payment can be shared with Child's Play, or with the Electronic Frontier Foundation or the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (though that's hardly a charity, IMHO).




Finally, if you contribute more than average purchase price (currently $12.02), you'll unlock two additional books: ... [Read more]











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