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Originally Posted by Harmon
Why not? Do you expect authors to write for free, just to make sure that libraries have something to lend?
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Let's just say I think it's interesting when an author advocates library fees because HOW ELSE WILL THE LIBRARY MAKE ENDS MEET with a lot of sound and fury about how GOVERNMENT FINANCING WILL FAIL in the long term and then at the same time announces that *his* book won't be donated to any libraries until he's paid for HIS effort.
One way a library
could make ends meet is by, you know, more authors donating their works. Heck, it'd be advantageous for everyone because the author might gain a few devoted readers that way who will buy their book for their own copy and maybe the next work too. Konrath does that, and I would too.
But, no, god forbid the author not get his $1.50 or whatever that the library would have to pay for a single license to his indie book. I mean, seriously? If you won't donate a single $1.50 license to your library, then you have no business pushing fees because I'm pretty sure you're not going to be willing to pay those either. I'm not feeling the library love there.
Fortunately, I'm pretty sure
my library isn't struggling to make ends meet by buying that particular magnum opus. They're too busy spending the last charity check I sent them.
