From: ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
[mailto:ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org] On
Behalf Of Anthony G. Atkielski
Hallam-Baker, Phillip writes:
Because they are your customers.
The reader/author relationship is only very rarely comparable
to the customer/vendor relationship. For many authors, money
is not that important.
A 240 page trade book costs $20 on Amazon and takes me approximately 8
hours to read. That's $2.50 an hour
The investiment in time that I make is vastly more than the purchase
price of the book.
I do not write to make money first and foremost, I write to communicate
an idea. To be successful it is best to appreciate the time investment
that the reader is making.
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