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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash
As DD said, you can't really discuss the options without touching on the things you do not wish to discuss. I don't know where you are coming from, morally or otherwise, but when I see such a suggestion it usually comes across as a way to legitimize piracy.
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I don't quite see how it would legitimize piracy since the intent is to compensate the author; I see piracy as trying to get something for nothing. Note that my suggestion also includes books that have been borrowed.
As for "what I do not wish to discuss", I mean discuss
here. At present, I'm interested in the implicit contract between an author and his reader and in finding ways to expand what the author receives. This hardly fits the concept of piracy.
Also, I'm suggesting this as an option for authors to provide, or not.
Whether intended or not, I think DArenson grasped what I was reaching for: the concept of exchange with an author. Recommending books clearly can be one form, as can blogging about a book. Eric Flint has discussed this well at Baen Books where they offered a free copy of "1632" which I read and subsequently recommended to friends who have since
bought other titles by him.
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There are already authors who are happy to accept donations. There are others who prefer to be paid by actually selling books in the standard fashion. I prefer to respect their wishes in that regard.
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An excellent viewpoint, and those who can not pay full price should simply be left by the wayside,
at the discretion of the author.