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Originally Posted by Fayth
And you think we will still have the same number of authors and books when they are solely supported by donations? Highly doubtful.
Would you donate?
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You mean "good" authors and "good" books, right?
I think by "donation", Giggleton is talking about an ever strengthening author-reader relationship and the $'s that will be exchanged as a result of that relationship as opposed to the current author-publisher-reader relationship and business as we now know it.
I don't really see the quantity or quality of literature changing. I do see who gets the $'s changing.
Take a peek at the music recording industry for a glimpse at how this is changing there. It is similar in that fans and artists have been able to develop closer relationships without the traditional labels. Music is still being made, fans are still enjoying it, and the labels are fighting it.