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Originally Posted by scveteran
I disagree with you on this. Many people would purchase the book if they had not pirated it already.
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Okay, you disagree. Then why are there so many people who pirate? I mean, so many pirated titles *are* available for sale... Of course, it could be that all these 'pirates' haven't heard of Amazon, Fictionwise, Ereader, BooksOnBoard... or maybe they *have* and they just don't care. In the face of all those polls and studies, I believe the latter.
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I have never suggested any such strategy for dealing with the problem and would not agree with the idea. However you are way off base with the accusations that the publishers would get most of the money. The truth is that ASCAP is a similar type of organization and passes all but 11.3% that it collects to the musicians. So I have to assume a literary version would do about the same.
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Assume all you want. I will assume a more pessimistic view until they prove otherwise. If you are right, I'll be *pleasantly* surprised - and well-prepared if not. On the other hand, if *I* guess closer to the truth, you'll be surprised - and not pleasantly at all.
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Of course I am talking about the agents, retailers, etc. They deserve to earn a living whether you like them or not.
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As I'm working on being a published author, I have *NO* objections to agents, publishers or retailers. I just believe that far too high a portion of e-book revenue is diverted away from the average author.
Derek