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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
And he assumes that books by authors of the BPHs will be priced lower, which means, according to Shatzkin, that the indie authors will no longer be able to compete, because why would you buy a $4 book by an unknown author when you could get a $4 book by an author you know and like?
1) Because maybe you've already read that book. No author can keep up with my reading rate, and that's true for pretty much everyone, even very slow readers. After you've spent the $4 on Famous Author's New Book, you still have $6 left of the $10 you might've spent on it... and you might try an unknown with that money.
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And don't forget that at one point, the famous author you like was once an author you've never read just like that indie author.