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I think that authors want people to enjoy their books. For people new to a particular author the latest book is their best advertisement as to the value of the rest of their books.
Sure every one has their ups and downs, but I doubt any successful author with quite a few back list books still being sold would deliberately slack off, thinking perhaps that everyone in the world had already read all the others and hoping to make another million or so on their reputation alone, while possibly ruining said reputation.
Just doesn't make sense.
Perhaps when an author becomes successful enough they don't have to listen to feedback from their editors. Perhaps the editors offer less. Why wouldn't an author listen to feedback? Are we suggesting that authors who have been supplying us with enjoyable reading for a short or long time are turning into egocentric psycopaths who now delight in selling us crap.
Sorry I just don't see it.
Helen
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