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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
There was definitely a "Paying the highest price for books supports an author more than paying a cheaper price" argument being floated. No need to try and retcon it away.
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No retconning. Buying a book while it is newer is better for an author who received an advance from a big publisher than buying the book when it is older, hence my mentions of the remainder table.
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But what has been thoroughly debunked, in my opinion, is the notion that paying new-release prices for traditionally published works somehow supports an author even more (which WAS a notion that was floated).
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I think you are misinterpreting 'support' to only mean a buyer's dollars flowing directly into the author's pocket.
A traditionally published author who sells a lot of books when they are released is more likely to continue publishing than an author who's book flops upon release.