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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.
If I really like a particular story I may go ahead and purchase it in multiple formats, i.e. e-book & paperback.
Also, like Anthem, I feel that there are many free things that have great value, including books.
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I find this interesting. I've always felt the connection between the author and the work. Perhaps it has to do with my grandmother being a poet, and my grandfather knowing quite a bit about the authors who wrote the westerns he devoured constantly when I was a child. Then I went on to write for a magazine, and later for film.
I do NOT think you sound callous or spoiled at all; I think the disconnect is simply a matter of how life happens, not a failing or deficiency of some kind. Being acutely aware of the author is not always a good thing - I've had more than one steamy romance ruined by finding out more about the author. (Now I sound callous.)
I think most people have at least a peripheral awareness that paying for a book contributes to future books magically appearing at the store, and that's really all that's necessary for the system to function. At least until we all live in Giggles' magical universe where everything is free and cats share.