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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
I think your relative was doing you a favour. People discover new authors through recommendations. I do understand that you don't share this view.
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I completely do not share this view. The other lady was already aware of my books and had read at least one and follows me on facebook. It was convenient to get it from another source--she may have planned on buying it, but when talking with someone was offered a copy. This was not "discovery" via a recommendation. It was just "Oh I have that, let me send it to you. You'll love it." And she did. And that's nice. But in no way was it okay with me and in no way does 'Discovery' somehow make it okay or help me pay bills.
In addition to that, it's a huge morale issue. If people close to me do not even understand my livelihood how much easier is it for mistakes to be made by others? Pretty easy.