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Originally Posted by Ken.Hagdal
The more money authors make, the more time they have to work on their writing, and be creative without stressing about whether they'll be able to pay next month's bills, as opposed to having to juggle with at least part-time jobs (a lot of traditionally published authors can't make a living from their writing due to the paltry royalty they get btw).
It also allows us to put money aside to hire editors, audiobook narrators, cover designers, send our books to reviewers who will winnow the grain from the chaff for our potential readers.
While it's true there's a significant proportion of refuse in self-publishing, most of them don't sell more than a handfull of copies. On the other hand, anything that empowers serious authors will only have benefits for readers in terms of cultural diversity in the long run.
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It's not my job to nurture authors; it's their job to provide me with entertainment. That's the deal they make when they publish.