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Originally Posted by Sirtel
No can do. If I have the choice of buying a book for $20 or four books for the same amount, each $5, I will always choose the latter. I like to try new authors. Why should I limit myself to only a handful of authors in the name of "supporting the art"? The new and unknown authors need someone to buy their books too. And as I'm not a millionaire, I can't afford to pay two-digit prices for every author I read. Because I read books from hundreds of different authors.
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Absolutely correct. Based on the very wealthy people I know I'd say they certainly don't throw their money around either. I don't class myself as wealthy but I certainly don't either. The logic of leebase's argument seems to be that we owe a duty to pay as much as we possibly can for any "artistic" purchase so as to encourage publishers, promoters etc. to produce more and if lucky put a few extra cents in a creators pocket. If of course the author is in fact getting anything, which in traditional publishing is no foregone conclusion. Also, of course, in the case of books, we are being asked to pay this premium before we have ever read or listened to the book. Like you, I want value for money and will support more authors charging less money. Preferably self-published ebooks so the authors get to keep 70%. Great incentive.