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It may be a minority, but not all authors share your view. Paulo Coelho [1] says “a person who does not share is not only selfish, but bitter and alone”. Sorry
by cobbzilla 1y ago
It may be a minority, but not all authors share your view. Paulo Coelho [1] says “a person who does not share is not only selfish, but bitter and alone”. Sorry gotta say it, your tone matches.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho
- therealcamino 1y agoAccording to this link, Paulo Coelho has a net worth of over $500 million and didn't get there by giving away books, so perhaps your example is not well-chosen. https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-rich-are-jk-rowling-james-patterson-and-the-other-top-10-richest-authors https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-rich-are-jk-rowling-jame...
- cobbzilla 1y agoI’m not so sure about that. “In part, he puts this success down to BitTorrent, as he saw a huge increase in sales when his books appeared on sites such as The Pirate Bay.” [1] The fact that people wanted to buy his books, when they could have had them for free, does not negate his or anyone else’s beliefs. [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20140422024114/https://torrentfreak.com/best-selling-author-turns-piracy-into-profit-080512/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140422024114/https://torrentfr...
- brianstorms 1y agoLOL, whatever.