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Originally Posted by leebase
Ergo, the reality that a good deal can be charged for books, and there are a good many people willing to pay those prices -- and such folks are making a good living -- is a virtue. It's good for all concerned.
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The expensive books I've seen tend to be limited to about 500 copies. So even if they are getting 50% of the list price (which is very unlikely) they would only be making about $10,000 per book.
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Originally Posted by leebase
If we took away copyright, and consider intellectual property to be non-existent -- then we end the profession of book writing. We'll only then have the work that hobbyists create. Have you READ the dreck that hobbyists are creating?
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That's because they are not good writers, not because they don't write for a living. There are lots of good writers who treat it as a hobby and are happy with what little they make from it. There are also bad writers who do make a living from their writing, by writing for whatever is the latest craze.