Thread: Do some publishers have any idea?
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Old 09-03-2019, 09:39 PM   #622
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Originally Posted by leebase View Post
It doesn't matter WHAT label one uses. I just don't think books are a commodity like milk. If you like an author and want more of their work to be created....then there is a material difference between how you acquire the book and the benefit the author receives.

Mind you -- I too am a "ride along" in all kinds of ways. I've never paid for Calibre, is just one example. I fast forward through commercials on tv when I can is another.

But I don't care that much for Calibre....nor THAT much for network tv shows that I should feel bad should they go away.

Support the authors you care about....this shouldn't be a radical idea. Buy their book instead of checking it out at the library or borrowing it from a friend. If you CAN'T....then ride along on the support others are giving...and hope it's enough
The single best thing you can do to bolster the income of most authors is to persuade them to dump their agents, leave traditional publishing and enjoy 70% royalties with KDP. Or, if they really like tradpub type contracts, go with an Amazon imprint.
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