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Originally Posted by fjtorres
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Want to buy a book on day one?
Go for it.
(I've done it. I've even bought eARCS.)
But it makes no difference to the author if you buy it at Amazon for $12 or pay $17 at the shop around the corner. If you can find one.
Or if you wait for the trade paperback or go for the ebook.
That is support enough.
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Given that most published authors are paid a percentage of either the net or the list depending on the contract, yea, authors very much do care if you buy at hardback prices or wait for trade or paper back prices. Hard back prices is more money in their pocket (or applied to the advance for those who insist that an advance means that authors aren't actually paid when you buy a book). They may appreciate the sale regardless, but yea most people do prefer more money in their pocket.