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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Obviously, that would be Very Very Bad; you just haven't provided any compelling evidence that it's remotely likely to happen.
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The crux of my argument (that readers may choose one book over another based on price) is in dispute. It seems easiest to hash that out first. If it turns out that I am wrong on that account, then there is no need to go further.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Why would authors suddenly not be able to make a living writing, when currently, with exactly the free-ebooks-everywhere system you're trying to prevent, they're more able to make a living than they have ever been?
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The reason is that people could obtain free books that satisfy their reading for entertainment itch. There may also become an expectation that books are free or very inexpensive. There are many reasons that this may not currently be the case, even though there are some free books. One reason is that many of the current crop of free books are old and thus undesirable because of its antiquity. Another is that many of the new free ebooks are low quality. However, this may not remain the case as more books go out of copyright, and more authors post their works for free.