Regarding the "fan community" thing - look at the response of Mr. Weber when he posted by mistake the final draft of his eagerly awaited novel - the first HH in 3+ years - true he has lots of fans, sells a lot... and he did it himself rather than having someone betray a trust...
He basically encouraged people who got it to discuss it openly in the Snerkers section of the Bar, is giving away at least some of the revised chapters as they come and even contributed to the discussion with hints about the next 2 novels - this is the thing that will make me plonk 15$ whenever the e-arc will be available whether I got the "whoopsie draft" or not...
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