Bonus Material
When you buy something, do you appreciate it when you get more than you expect?
Well, it depends:
- If it’s something that you want.
- If you don’t feel like you paid extra for it.
If you buy a product, you think the price is great, and you discover that it not only came with the product you wanted, but it also came with a second product that you also wanted.
That would be a great value, right?
Well, that’s the effect we strive for when we include bonus material in a book.
Most front matter and back matter aren’t bonuses. Some are clutter. Some are advertising (e.g. the first chapter of another book, or your about the author page). These things don’t make your book seem like a better value.
But let’s say that you had a free, complete short story or poem at the end of your…
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