Woah, hostility. > Who financed the authors previously? I was referring to the wide world of midlist authors who make a living writing books, but don't get fi

Woah, hostility. > Who financed the authors previously? I was referring to the wide world of midlist authors who make a living writing books, but don't get filthy rich, and who couldn't get by without advances from publishers. Advertisements was just an idea for a possible revenue stream in a future where people are no longer willing to purchase books.