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Originally Posted by phenomshel
Well, here's an idea, then, and I have actually done this *years ago, with music*. Buy the paperback, used. Or download the book from the darknet. Send a check for the list price directly to the author, with a note explaining that you are bypassing the publisher entirely and giving the author full price. Most authors are a lot more accessible these days than in the past, and once you get a contact email for them, they may think you're crazy, but I haven't run into anyone yet that has turned down my request for an address to send them a check.
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I'd agree, if I thought the authors weren't as much to blame as everyone else. They're the ones supplying all the actual material, that which is later monetized and sold by publishers. Why don't they stand up for themselves for once? How about they start making some demands, huh? Without the authors there is no industry, but they're spineless cowards to a man.
*goes to the angry dome*