Will readers buy a hard copy of a free online book?

Here’s a great article from the New York Times on transforming online content into a book that people will actually pay for:

Since an edited form of “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” was published as a traditional book in April by Amulet, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, it has sold 147,000 copies, according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks 50 percent to 70 percent of retail sales. The book, written and drawn by Jeff Kinney, has spent 33 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list. This Sunday, it will be No. 1 on the Children’s Chapter Books list.

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Steve Weber is author of Plug Your Book! Online Book Marketing for Authors

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