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Originally Posted by Belfaborac
It seemed to me to be what bill_mchale suggested, strictly unspoken though it was.
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No, I never said there was anything wrong with it, but I am saying that some authors (or their families, or publishing companies) won't write and or publish works (or as many works) without the ability to profit from it. Shoot, the ability to make a living from writing might be key to them being able to write more.
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Once again, that appeared to me to be the suggestion.
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Not no one, but for some people yes. Several clear examples have been provided of authors who either wrote for money, or didn't publish because they didn't need too to make a living. Q.E.D., money can be an important factor in inducing some authors to write and publish.
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Why is it that his family would have made no money? They would likely have made less money, but less does not actually equal nothing.
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If the manuscript is by Hemingway, Twain, or some other author of similar significance, it might have commercial value, even if it is out of copyright (i.e., the first company to publish will make a fair bit of money before other copies are published), but an author whose sales put them firmly in the mid-list? (and lets remember, some works we consider classics now did not sell all that well at the time they were released).
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Bill