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Timboli · 10-25-2019, 04:17 PM

Fair as in to the Author as well as Customer ... not forgetting the Publisher either.

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How authors are faring should be of interest to all of us readers.

We know in the past, that many publishers haven't been fair to authors.
Now the role of publisher is very diminished if not missing altogether in the case of Indie authors or those who have gone Indie.

What about us. Have we been fair to authors and are we now? And by extension, publishers.

And have authors and or publishers been fair to us, currently and in the past?

They have books they want to sell and us books we want to buy. It is in both our interests to be fair to one another. They could help the process by being more transparent.

I certainly want all the authors I love or appreciate, to flourish. If not just for the joy they have already given, but also for more from them. I certainly don't begrudge them their due.

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Timboli Sharpest Tool On Shelf Posts: 661 Karma: 2587836 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Downunda Device: Kindles, Kobo & Samsung Tablet	Fair as in to the Author as well as Customer ... not forgetting the Publisher either. .... How authors are faring should be of interest to all of us readers. We know in the past, that many publishers haven't been fair to authors. Now the role of publisher is very diminished if not missing altogether in the case of Indie authors or those who have gone Indie. What about us. Have we been fair to authors and are we now? And by extension, publishers. And have authors and or publishers been fair to us, currently and in the past? They have books they want to sell and us books we want to buy. It is in both our interests to be fair to one another. They could help the process by being more transparent. I certainly want all the authors I love or appreciate, to flourish. If not just for the joy they have already given, but also for more from them. I certainly don't begrudge them their due. Last edited by pdurrant; 10-30-2019 at 11:04 AM. Reason: Political comment edited out.