You know, it might also have to do with what rights they purchased from the authors and for how long. I recall seeing a story in December that I would have liked to download, but it was only available for online reading.
Maybe we could just be grateful that we got a bunch of stories to download for free over the years, and not complain because they weren't free forever. I'm disappointed when I miss out on a freebie, too, but still.
I did the same thing with several novels that I gave away for over two years. I decided it was time to see if they could start paying their way. Nobody has complained to me so far. (Knock on wood.)
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