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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Well, now you've asked, the millions of file sharers that its offered to freely, the people who access Feedbooks and other portals where I'll make it available, here, and most importantly word of mouth. Again, I'm under no illusions about my work. My expectation is to make Zero money, but that's not what's important. And the so-called promotion you're talking of, well, it's all but non-existent for most writers under a publishing contract, especially first time authors. Word of mouth is way more important to me, having a single reader express their liking of my work is payment enough. If I was in this to make money, I'd be going the same boring old route of agent and publisher and waiting 18 months to see anything in print, and then being under contracts and all the rest of that palaver. Writing should be fun, not some bloody business decision. When I power up my word processor and put on my hat, I don't then put on a business suit and start worrying about sales figures. That's not why I write, it's not why I continue to write. And I would do this until I drop dead if nobody ever read a word. Luckily, I'm living in an age where at least one person might read my work.
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And that’s fine, for you, but you seem to want to make that decision for other artists as well. You may CHOOSE to distribute your work freely or expect nothing in return, and that is commendable, but again, that’s your choice.