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scampos · 01-31-2012, 08:41 AM

I am not a writer, but work with software, so here is an interesting data point. In the open source software community paid registration for the software usually gives you support. So you don't register just because you like the software (even though you can), but also to get support for it.

Statistics show that 1% of the downloads become paid registrations. Do you think that if a writer gets money from 1% of the readers he/she will be paid fairly ? I am asking, I don't know the answer.

01-31-2012, 08:41 AM	#28
scampos Member Posts: 22 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Brasil Device: Sony Reader	I am not a writer, but work with software, so here is an interesting data point. In the open source software community paid registration for the software usually gives you support. So you don't register just because you like the software (even though you can), but also to get support for it. Statistics show that 1% of the downloads become paid registrations. Do you think that if a writer gets money from 1% of the readers he/she will be paid fairly ? I am asking, I don't know the answer. Last edited by scampos; 01-31-2012 at 08:59 AM.