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I agree with the majority of commentors that the reader "owes" nothing to the author. But when it comes to reviewing and/or promoting books, it could be argued that the reader owes it to themselves to do so (particularly in the case of indie authors they've enjoyed). Afterall... it may be the only way to ensure the chance to be able to read anything else by that author ever again.
So while we certainly don't "owe" authors a review, we--by the same freedom of choice--might only have ourselves to "blame" if we never get to read any more books by those authors who made an impression on us.
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