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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
Well on the flip side, World Without End is available as an ebook, and is fairly cheap.
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It's actually the "same" side
If World Without End is priced right,
most of those
interested in it, will pay for it. Which is what matters to the author and the publishers.
There will always be some, who for whatever reason (sport, or even genuine lack of $$), will "pirate." But they are irrelevant in the big picture.
When I was a kid, I remember the double cassette decks "stereos," which were in fact set up to make it as easy as possible to copy records or tapes. You could play an album, and tape it at the same time - it took less time, than it would take for someone with a slow connection, to download the same album today. Nevertheless, many people had commercial,
bought tapes in their cars, of the same albums they had in vinyl form at their homes. It was the heyday of cassette sales, and they were selling for $4-$6
The point I am trying to make is, when the price is right for the market, most of those who are
interested will pay (I am not talking about those who are "pirate pack rats" and "collect" stuff for the sake of it - stuff they would never actually buy, because they are not
interested enough in it.) But even they become paying consumers at times, when they find something worth it to them.