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Originally Posted by anamardoll
Yeah, see, this is my thing.
All this hand-wringing over HOW CAN YOU DISLIKE AN AUTHOR FOR WANTING TO MAKE A LIVING is straight over my head when the only purchasable copy is a ridiculously inflated amount for a limited edition hardcover signed etc. version.
I'm not going to download his books, but I also reserve the right to think he's using this whole dust-up as free publicity (because complaining = views, how many of us had never heard of him before this) for an overpriced version of his work.
Trying to wring $50 a pop out of your fans and leaving no other versions to buy for the poorer fans isn't responsible author-behavior in my opinion. Not when the economy is what it is right now. I find that really sleazy. YMMV.
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Yes, really terrible that you might have to wait for a non-essential item that you can choose to buy or not buy... books have always had special limited edition offers available, quite often before a standard release - how does that hurt you?
You say you won't pay that much , fine then don't but why should those who want such items be deprived to suit you? I agree that there are too many limited editions these days but I exercise my freely available options by not buying them, I don't moan about it, just wait until there's a copy I can afford, it's not like there aren't plenty of other books I want to read that I can afford. The immediate lack of any title is hardly crucial to my survival or general enjoyment of other things... or are you another supporter of your "rights" over those of everybody else including the creators of such books?