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Originally Posted by Anke Wehner
I know self-published authors/bloggers who offer at least part of what they write for free and have a tipjar. There's also "crowdfunding" - "For each X dollars of donations received, I'll write an installment of this serial and post it on my blog for anyone to read", for example.
With webcomics, a tipjar might even be expected, though I wandered away from that "scene" and may be misestimating how common it is.
Someone recently linked me to an article by a published author explaining why pirating and paying the author directly is NOT a good idea: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...no-tipjar.html
(Short version: The publisher's work DOES matter and should be paid for, too.)
That blog also has a series of very informative posts under the "Common Misconceptions About Publishing" link in the bar on the right side. |
Very interesting blog. Thanks for the link.
I can see what he's saying and I appreciate it. But I *think* when faced with the idea of no payment at all vs. a donation - most authors would rather the donation.