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Originally Posted by Krystian Galaj
That seems to me not a good reason. There are so many good books already in existence that we won't be able to read all the ones we like in our lifetimes. So what gain is it that more are produced?
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I have stayed out of this thread in general, but I have to respond to this post...
More books produced, at least more good books is a benefit to everyone. When J.K. Rowling first tried to sell Harry Potter, the publisher might have said there are enough Young Adult fantasy novels out there, we don't need any more. I doubt that her readers would have been grateful in retrospect.
The simple fact of the matter is that the best books often have something to say and that something to say might be most relevant to the generation in which the book was written. Sometimes that something is said by a first time author who is just pleased to be published and to have readers, but often enough it is said by pro's who live o write and write to live.
Whatever system of content distribution we evolve towards, I will oppose it unless it finds a way to compensate authors and unless it maximizes the amount of good books that are written and published.
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Bill