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I don't have a problem with people purchasing the book off of Amazon. At the lowest price, I get around 35% but 34c for each book purchased isn't that bad.
However please try to use the Kindle edition from Smashwords if you can. The Amazon formatter has mangled all the paragraphs so it's not as neat as the Smashwords kindle format. I would actually prefer people to have the neater format and not pay than go to the effort of paying and getting a lower quality book. I'm trying to work out how to fix that at the moment.
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Hi again, trying to stay on-topic.
The issue is how to compensate you, in a way that you approve. I think I'm savvy enough to find the best format to read your work (by the way I've just downloaded "Turing Evolved" from Smashwords as you recommended) even if i had to resort to "dark"means, which I will not do just from an ethical basis.
I'm not impervious to the appeals of authors, but I'm not so foolish as to think that the current legal framework is the best we could have. So there are things that just rub me the wrong way, and the fact that I respect the wishes of the authors doesn't mean that I approve the current state of affairs and all the ensuing silliness. Finding writers like you brings a breath of fresh air, and (for me) points the way to the future, where writers and readers are closer than they previously were and the old ways are replaced for good.
The problem remains how to compensate you, if I find I would like to read more from you. Since you have chosen to offer your novel for free, I could take the easy way and assume that you don't need the money, but I understand the need of good writers, and I know than somewhere along the line somebody has to pay up.
So, for me, it is quite fitting that you have to prices: $0 with quality editing at smashwords and $2.99 international pricing (I guess) at Amazon. Obviously I will read the smashwords edition, and if I find I like it, I will pay the Amazon price, even though I will not read it. The question remains, is this acceptable? or would you rather have a direct donation by PayPal?
Regards