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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
I'm inclined to think along the same line, before we had a thriving publishing industry, something that requires a literate population, wealthy patrons realizing the public benefit of furthering knowledge, would bankroll research and writers. If those who write non-fiction can't live on the income of the books I think we will see a resurgence of wealthy patrons, most likely in the form of a trust, that willingly support non-fiction authors.
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So wealthy patrons (including private corporations) are going to decide what kind of nonfiction we are going to read? I can't wait for the kind of bold and informed investigative journalism that that the General Dynamics Nonfiction Authors Trust is likely to produce!
