Scalzi is part of a small but influential group of people in publishing who believes that providing free versions of books helps sales. The conventional wisdom in publishing is that people who have access to free, digital versions won't buy the actual book.

    斯科尔奇是出版界有影响力的一小批人士之一，这些人认为免费版有助于提高该书的销售量。而出版界一般认为有了免费电子版的读者不会去买该书的印刷版。

    However, he notes that after his publisher released the electronic version of Old Man's War for free, sales of his books overall went up.

    然而 ......