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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
It may be he doesn't see them as contributing enough to a product's subsidizing/support. Depending on consumer donations is very unreliable compared to other methods of subsidization. In most cases, tip jars have been demonstrated to be inadequate to provide reasonable compensation to the producer. (I emphasize "most"... there are always exceptions to every rule.)
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Hmm, yes, that might be it. Not being in that business myself, I have no idea how well tip jars work, although I do know one author who quit her day job in November and so far seems to be doing well making a living from site ads (as something of a steady base income) and tip jars (to the tune of $150 - 200 a week or thereabouts), and she's only starting on seriously growing her readership. (Yes, I know the difference between anecdote and data, this is just to illustrate where I am coming from.)