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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I don't think that is what he is saying, or trying to say, though I could be wrong.
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That is what he started out saying. Yes. The more you paid, the more of a patron you were.
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Originally Posted by leebase
The fans paying the highest price at release are WHY the exists outside of patronage from the wealthy.
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Originally Posted by leebase
at least show some respect and gratitude for those who's buying habits are paying for the art you enjoy to exist.
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Originally Posted by leebase
People who wait for lower prices support the art less.
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Originally Posted by pwalker8
If you buy the hard back at the list price verses buying the hard back at a discounted price has no influence on the publisher or author.
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Exactly. But that seems to be in direct conflict with Lee's opinion:
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Originally Posted by leebase
Nope...what I am talking about is the individual. YOU support the art YOU pay for IN the amount you pay.
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That last seems pretty crystal-clear to me: the more money you pay, the more the author gets. About then, he began his transition to paying
at all vs not paying at all (when you could afford to).
If he wants to conflate purchase window with purchase price in determining what benefits an author more, that's up to him. But I know better. You (rhetorical) want to do the author the absolute most good? Pre-order. Whether it turns out to be cheap or expensive, you've done the most good you can for an author (not that I think people are obligated in any way to support an author's freely chosen vocation). But that still doesn't entitle anyone to believe the rest of the reading world are slackers for trying to save a few bucks on the things they spend hundreds of dollars or more a year on.