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Originally Posted by sbroome
Who cares about serving those people? If they're too cheap to place any value on work their consumption is not a priority. Do I get to start deciding after I eat at restaurants whether or not I want to pay for the meal based on how good it tasted?
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Not everybody that doesn't pay is too cheap. But you are absolutely right, why should you let somebody read a book for cheaper than you expect to get paid. Funny you mention the restaurant - if you look at Italy for instance, waiters do not get paid at all - all they get is tips, yes sometimes part of your bill has already tips included, but that is pretty shabby if you only pay what the bill says knowing the waiters don't get properly paid. If you liked the food, it is good manners to leave a tip when the service and food was good.
As a writer - earn your money by earning it from your readers. Free might not always work - but say - sell book for $0.50 on your website, to cover cost for the website. And then you simply ask for a tip if the food and service ( words and paragraphs) was good.