Chris Anderson’s books are worth reading so when I saw that his new book was being advertised as a free eBook I jumped at the chance to claim my copy. I was truly excited, feeling that I had stumbled upon a great and generous offer. I had a window open to Facebook ready to post about it – then the download finished. Right at the top it said: “Free – Abridged”.
Now I feel cheated. My expectations were set by http://www.thisbookisfree.co.uk/. If they had said it was going to be an abridged version I would have downloaded it anyway and been grateful for the opportunity. Instead they pulled a bait and switch. Now they have my contact details that they obtained under false pretences.
The free eBook was a very generous offer. Why spoil it by pretending it was more than it was?