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Originally Posted by Nyssa
I answered that way, because, that really is the only reason why I purchase books. At the risk of sounding spoiled or callous, contributing to the author has never really crossed my mind, other than the purchase of subsequent books.
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As we move into the era of complete connectivity, where everyone has the possibility of connecting with everyone else, every upload can easily be traced back to the creator. We have to start thinking about the sources of our content, if we ever really want to eliminate the middleman so to speak. I'm not saying the middleman is completely irrelevant, they can still be connected to content but should be seen as part of the content's creation. Amazon.com, specifically its servers and marketing algorithms are the middleman between the author and the reader for instance.
This idea of connecting our texts to their creator needs to be instilled in us as early as possible and fostered continuously every time we make a purchase or make a purchase for someone else. I'm not talking about ad campaigns relating downloading an audio file to theft. In a copyright free world theft of content will not be possible, but everybody's gotta eat after all.
