But do authors also have to suffer because they don't have the time, legal right or tech skills to be able to direct publish their works as e-books?
I love my authors and want all good things to go to them. Without reading and books my life would be rather empty.
So I am willing to buy online e-books which I am not allowed to read (because I live in the wrong region/they haven't been released in this part of the World) so that I can support the author. (And then I strip the DRM because I did buy it, for goodness sake!)
But now Public Libraries are restricted from distributing e-books to their users.
Even though stats say people often buy books that they have seen or read at their Library.
"Short sighted businessmen!"
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But do authors also have to suffer because they don't have the time, legal right or tech skills to be able to direct publish their works as e-books?
I love my authors and want all good things to go to them. Without reading and books my life would be rather empty.
So I am willing to buy online e-books which I am not allowed to read (because I live in the wrong region/they haven't been released in this part of the World) so that I can support the author. (And then I strip the DRM because I did buy it, for goodness sake!)
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But now Public Libraries are restricted from distributing e-books to their users.
Even though stats say people often buy books that they have seen or read at their Library.
"Short sighted businessmen!"