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HansTWN · 07-10-2009, 11:35 PM

For those of you who don't speak German let me give you a quote from the German author Meinecke as seen in the German part of the forum. "Ich freue mich darüber, wenn jemand 19,90 Euro für meinen neuen Roman bezahlt. Ich betrachte das als anteilige Anerkennung eines mehrjährigen Arbeitsprozesses." Translation: "I am very happy if someone is willing to pay Euro 19.90 for my new novel. For me that means they acknowledge the years of work I have put into it." He continues to contrast this with a government sponsored program to support artists and voluntary donations by readers, and continues: "Hier steht sozusagen Ehre gegen Gnade". "This is a case of honor vs pity/mercy".

07-10-2009, 11:35 PM	#59
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	For those of you who don't speak German let me give you a quote from the German author Meinecke as seen in the German part of the forum. "Ich freue mich darüber, wenn jemand 19,90 Euro für meinen neuen Roman bezahlt. Ich betrachte das als anteilige Anerkennung eines mehrjährigen Arbeitsprozesses." Translation: "I am very happy if someone is willing to pay Euro 19.90 for my new novel. For me that means they acknowledge the years of work I have put into it." He continues to contrast this with a government sponsored program to support artists and voluntary donations by readers, and continues: "Hier steht sozusagen Ehre gegen Gnade". "This is a case of honor vs pity/mercy". Last edited by HansTWN; 07-10-2009 at 11:52 PM.