Is Kindle Countdown the new Free? Keeping books visible in 2014

Is Kindle Countdown the new Free? Keeping books visible in 2014.

I am linking  to this excellent post by M. Louisa Locke as it neatly addresses that dilemma that indie authors have – to be visible on as many sales channels as possible – or to go exclusive with KDP Select and thus take advantage of Kindle Countdown.

What do you think?