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Originally Posted by Janette55
So, I don't buy to support the author, but due to my interest in the storyline, plot and the characters created.
May make me seem shallow, but those are my pure goofy pleasure books. Like having a fancy meal created by a top chef to having a slopy hot dog at a picnic. You can enjoy both.
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Would you still pay for these books if you could download and read them in their entirety for free? I'm beginning to suspect that for most of our purchases we don't really take into account the origins of the text. Occassionally I do but certainly not for every textual purchase.
Even though most of us picked to contribute to the author, perhaps that was solely due to the lack of the "Because I want to read it option." I know I've mentioned this in this thread before, what an interesting thread then!
I used to think that abolishing copyright was going to be difficult, due to the fact that it also regulates so many aspects of commerce besides the buying and selling of books, but now I see all that's needed is an aggregation of high quality texts, reviewed and rated by those who wish to read them. All available to read prepurchase. The mechanics are still being worked on of course.
