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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
My point is, if your book isn't selling, it probably isn't because people are choosing a public domain version instead of yours, but that people are choosing some other new book instead of your new book. If we suppressed public domain books, it would result in less readers than in people buying more new books. I'm not saying that you need to write a better book than Dickens.
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OMG. Thank you.
Cause I'm sure the writers of runaway hits like Twilight, Harry Potter, the Hunger Games, and 50 Shades of Grey are doing pretty well. And I have bought over 100 books so far this year and not a single one was outside of copyright.
And there are BOATLOADS of people making music. Everywhere. Every. Single. Day. And their audience isn't forgoing their work in order to go buy the latest copy of Gershwin. It just so happens that 99% of
everything is
drivel and isn't going to sell...even if it was free.