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Originally Posted by Tuna
My point here is that digital products may have no theoretical 'value' (any more than you can ascribe a value to a pulped up bit of dead tree), but they have a cost that should be met. If you are one of an audience of a thousand that all want a given ebook, just because it's free to reproduce doesn't free you from the obligation to pay for the creative effort that went into that book, or the infrastructure costs that were incurred getting the book into your e-reader.
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Couldn't agree more. Though, according to some, or at least so it would seem, the fact that the modern digitally aware consumer doesn't want to pay is what free's them from the obligation to pay.
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Originally Posted by Tuna
The problem then is that, if authors and publishers cannot cover their prices, they will choose not to waste their time.
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Never a truer word was writ, at least imho. Though, I've heard they will simply write for the pure joy of writing and gift the world with their joyous creations. In the mean time they will go out to wait tables or mop floors in order to make a living so they can continue to write and give to the ravenous crowd who wish to read their writings but don't think the joy of the reading is worth paying for.
Cheers,
PKFFW