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Originally Posted by darryl
Paying top price for a new release hard cover gives little incentive to an author.
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I think this is exactly the misunderstanding.
Those who take umbrage at being told they shouldn't always be cheap, at least on books by authors they value highly, are making the argument that since many Big 5 books don't earn out, the author doesn't make more money whether you pay $25.00 or $0.99. Therefore the amount the book sells for doesn't provide incentive to the author.
But those of us arguing that you should support your favorite authors aren't making that case at all. It's not about me somehow directly putting more of my hard-earned shekels directly in the author's pocket. It is about making sure that the author sells enough that the publisher will give the author more chances to publish.
It's not incentivizing the author, it is giving the author an opportunity to continue publishing their work.