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Originally Posted by Xenophon
I purchase books, because... - I live in the real world, where authors who sell enough books can switch to writing full time. And writers who write full time produce... wait for it... more books for me to read. So paying gets me more of what I like.
- I live in the real world, where authors who don't sell enough books either write part time, or even just give up on writing entirely. For example, I'm never going to see books 3-N in Joel Rosenberg's Paladins series -- sales were terrible and he had to go back to programming for a living. (Sigh. I really liked those books.
 ) So not paying would get me less of what I like.
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I live in the real world too, just like everyone else. The problem with the current content economics model is that good books such as your Paladins series can go unwritten, Why were sales terrible? If the books are good I would say marketing is the issue. The reviews for Paladins 2 are average though on Amazon.com. 10 reviews with 2 reviews in each star category. I would say anyone wishing to pay for their daily bread with the words they write would need at least above average reviews.
All we have to do is not think in terms of content being sold, rather a method could be made for direct payments to the author. This would cover the two issues you list above, at least in regards to getting more of what you want from the creator.
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Originally Posted by leebase
In a copyright free world there will be FAR fewer professional quality books. Far far far far fewer.
Lee
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With no data, I can say the exact opposite with the same convictions.
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Originally Posted by Joykins
I have no problem with borrowing books or accepting free offers but I don't steal.
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Everyone of us is stealing from multiple people at all times.
