Re:3x new books added to the Pirate Library Mirror
by rfrey on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:22PM
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I would be shocked if the median pay for an author was more than $2/hour. I'd actually be shocked if it was that much. Not sure what effect lowering it to $1.50/h would be.
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Re:3x new books added to the Pirate Library Mirror
by joak on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:48PM
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Most authors never make a dime. Most authors never get published. Most authors have no readers. Still they write.
I think the point is to pay successful writers so they keep writing.
Pay them and distribute ebooks for free. Where is the contradiction? The money just have to come from other sources than selling the books.
Free ebooks mean more readers. This is something desirable, no?