Author Gives Book Away
Jan. 4th, 2008 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackofallgeeksThis is a very cool
idea, and I hope to see more of it. They guy's point is this: obscurity is
worse than piracy. the more people who read his book, the more reasonable
it is that he'll build enough of a fan base to live off future
writings. And I'm all for that. I personally find it very hard to find
authors I like, and I'm unlikely to pony up money on an unknown commodity.
I plan on downloading and reading this guy's book and, if I like him, I will
find a way to give him money (ordering the book is a good start; I do
love harbound copies). Because the simple fact is that if I like his
writing i'll want him to do more of that, and being able to sustain himself
on writing alone is a good way to ensure more writing happens.
idea, and I hope to see more of it. They guy's point is this: obscurity is
worse than piracy. the more people who read his book, the more reasonable
it is that he'll build enough of a fan base to live off future
writings. And I'm all for that. I personally find it very hard to find
authors I like, and I'm unlikely to pony up money on an unknown commodity.
I plan on downloading and reading this guy's book and, if I like him, I will
find a way to give him money (ordering the book is a good start; I do
love harbound copies). Because the simple fact is that if I like his
writing i'll want him to do more of that, and being able to sustain himself
on writing alone is a good way to ensure more writing happens.
