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if I was able to get a free sample and I liked the story then I would definately buy all the rest of it. Since I've gotten an e reader I haven't bought a paper book, I used to spend a lot on books and laking space to store them I'd have to throw most of them out after reading. One thing I'm finding is that some books aren't available in ebook in canada That I can find anyway wich I think is pure stupidity on the publishers part. so I'm faced with the desion of wether to buy the real book, wich I have no room to keep when I'm finished , or wait until the book is available eletronically, if it's readily available then good, but if not immediately then there's a very good chance that I'll forget that the story even exists......Just so you know, something that bugs me is that it's actually a lot easier and quicker to download a book for free from somewhere than it is to actually buy it from some site. It kind of bugs me because money isn't really an issue for me when a book is involved. But the time and energy spent getting the story into my hands is.
Just curious, as an author why is the media your story is distributed on any concern to you.....that's your publishers job. Your work is a work of the mind, to go to other minds, and your publisher has agreed to get it from your mind to these other minds as quickly and efficiently as possible and to collect payment for your work. If sales are slipping when they were alright before then maybe it's because they aren't doing thier jobs properly.....my job is very closely connected to the printing industry and that bussiness is going dwindling. Who knows, maybe a lot of publishers still owe money on equipment and that's why they're going on about paper book sales. Not my problem or yours, they had a good run for a long time and it's time to move on.
hmmmm, yes the downturn of the printing industry is getting me, but then I've never taken my job for granted
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