I think a lot of the hand-wringing about this forgets that books are very cheap to produce. A single annual bonus for a FAANG software developer could easily co

I think a lot of the hand-wringing about this forgets that books are very cheap to produce. A single annual bonus for a FAANG software developer could easily cover the full upfront cost of several books, including a decent sized advance for the author (not GRRM or JK Rowling obviously, but a normal author). A book that sells 5k copies probably isn't making money, but it also isn't losing a large amount unless they gave the author an unusually large advance.