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Originally Posted by J. Strnad
I'll be charging about what it costs out here to buy a beer. So, if people read a free edition of Risen and think, "Hey, I'd buy that guy a beer if I ever ran into him," just buy a download instead!  |
Nah, that takes away some of the advantage. If I'm inclined to buy you a beer if I ever run into you, I've probably already taken into account the fact that my bumping into your is a pretty unlikely circumstance. I would also have to recognize you, which makes the situation even more unlikely. So in all likelihood, I get to save that five bucks. However, should I ever find myself in that circumstance, then presumably we'd go to a bar where we'd sit down and chat over the beer. It would be the polite thing to do, anyway (and really, why would I buy you a beer otherwise?). So then I get the added bonus of your company, which, given this scenario, would mean I'd get to talk to an author I at least like on some level.