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Originally Posted by leebase
And if you are one of the "ride alongs" (people who read for free or pay the cheapest prices)....at least show some respect and gratitude for those who's buying habits are paying for the art you enjoy to exist.
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This is silly. Those who buy at every price point are part of a complicated pricing algorithm which maximizes profit. Money is made on the bottom-feeders [/irony] also. Prices for the grand would be higher still if a publisher didn't expect to make more money down the line from the humble.
Here's another example of that: in the golden age of transatlantic crossing, more money was made by the liner companies from steerage than from first class. So who subsidized whom?
Really, that bit about "gratitude" and "respect" made me metaphorically barf.