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Originally Posted by stustaff
If everyone did what you do is it fair to say Author income would drop and we would get less books as more authors have to work a second job to support their writing?
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And it would not take long until those authors demanded the companies change, or they change companies. The companies would ether change their business model or go out of business. The authors could refuse the next contract, or sink with their chosen ship. Authors are not pure and holy in all this. An author sighs with the publisher that offers the most money. They are not idiots. The authors are part of the process to deliver a product to consumers, and need to be aware of the marketplace.
The fact is the publishers/companies/authors would change pretty quickly if this kind of customer action was applied. It is ALL about money, to all parties involved.