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Originally Posted by Hamlet53
E-books and the Internet add a new question: "How many will pay to read my work versus how many will download it, read and enjoy it, but never pay for it; presuming a certain sum total that will find my work worthwhile. "
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Most likely the same number that would have borrowed it from the library or bought a second hand copy in ye olden dayes. Except now you are more likely to pick up new readers because of the global reach of the internet, and you have the chance to make money from all those people -- something you would never have been able to do in the past.