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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is almost *never* about the writer becoming rich.

It's about paper, printing, binding, and shipping. Inflexible costs. Recently f--ed even further by Trump's dumb tariffs.

Also: do you really think content should be free? Do you have any idea of how long it takes to compose and edit a decent book that isn't a piece of self-published trash?[/quote]

Actually its about the publisher becoming rich. They take 85% of the profits to pay for their New York offices and six-figure salaries for everyone. When Fifty Shades of Grey went big, everyone at the publishing house got a $5,000 bonus.[/quote]

50 Shades is a rare bigtime success story. For the most part no one is getting rich off books. Would that it were. Most books sell a few thousand copies. Mine is one example - $18.99 hardcover, coming out soon in paperback for a little more than half that. Trust me, neither I nor my publisher is getting rich - but your purchase actually makes a huge difference in terms of whether I'll earn out my piddling advance or not.

Books stay in B&N for a hot second unless they are huge sellers - the rest get sent back to the publisher, where they then count as a return against the writer's advance (again, mind was piddling)

Buy books. Take them out from the library. Borrow them from your friends. Do what works for you.

I like the thought that it helps the author when I splurge on a book.
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&lt;3 Writer again: That is very nice of you to consider. Thank you. Another nice thing you can do to help writers, is leave reviews on Amazon and Goodreads if you like their books. It's free, and makes a big difference in terms of word getting around and sales.[/quote]

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