Most authors never make a dime. Most authors never get published. Most authors have no readers. Still they write. I think the point is to pay successful writer

Most authors never make a dime. Most authors never get published. Most authors have no readers. Still they write. I think the point is to pay successful writers so they keep writing. Pay them and distribute ebooks for free. Where is the contradiction? The money just have to come from other sources than selling the books. Free ebooks mean more readers. This is something desirable, no?