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Originally Posted by Shaggy
It's not that you're doing more work for the same profit, it's that the original item (the easily copied/distributed intellectual property) doesn't have much profit potential because there's little financial value in it. In order to make a profit, you need to do other things.
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Well, then... to put it bluntly... why do it at all? That model is reversing the role of product and promotional tool, and it makes no sense.
If I'm expected to give away my e-books for free, then go out on the street and sell
Kestral T-shirts... it's not worth it to do so. If that was the only way I could make money, I'd get out right there. Or better yet, I'd make better T-shirts, worth good money, and create cheesy online promotional freebies (like
Kestral porn
) to attract more customers.