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Originally Posted by calvin-c
I'm not sure Baen is a good example of publishing in general, although I can't prove it either way. My impression, however, is that sci-fi readers (all Baen's customers, AFAIK) are more supportive of their authors & 'their' publishers than readers in general are (probably because the 'general' publishers tend to ignore sci-fi).
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You are correct. scifi readers tend to be more supportive of authors they like. They often will buy both the e and p versions, as well as the ARC versions of a book. They often will click the donation button. Outside of certain niches, the Baen model will not work.