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Originally Posted by barryem
I don't usually let my purchasing be too heavily influenced by moral issues but I make an exception for James Patterson. I have enjoyed a number of his books in the past but when I found out he hires large numbers of writers to write his books and calls the co-authors I quit buying his books. I make many of my purchasing decisions based on the author and when an author isn't the author I thought I was paying for I've been cheated.
Personally I think the biggest crook in James Patterson's novels is James Patterson.
Of course he's not the only one. I first became aware of this issue when I read that V. C. Andrews had written more novels since her death than she wrote during her lifetime. Now I see new Robert Parker novels written by other authors. If they wanted to do that honestly they'd say Spenser novels or novels from other series and give the author's name.
Maybe we should use the same moral sense that prohibits the advocating piracy to prohibit advocating publishing. Publishers sure do a lot of cheating. 
Barry |
It's nothing new, but I do find it distasteful.