October Surprise - No Free Books
If we can start a quiet campaign now and generally agree not to give any books away during the month of October (especially Halloween-themed books!), we can see if we can positively affect the bank accounts of struggling authors.
Do your part to spread the word. A book worth reading is worth paying for. You've stopped deforestation (Okay, not really, but, you know. It's a start.) Now let's stop literary devaluation.
Or perhaps come up with a catchier slogan. But let's stand together and sell some books, indie authors. Stop cannibalizing your sales, just for the month of October.
Heh, okay, I like that one.
Do your part to spread the word. A book worth reading is worth paying for. You've stopped deforestation (Okay, not really, but, you know. It's a start.) Now let's stop literary devaluation.
Or perhaps come up with a catchier slogan. But let's stand together and sell some books, indie authors. Stop cannibalizing your sales, just for the month of October.
Heh, okay, I like that one.
Paper books are made from sustainable sources, trees grown as a crop, so actually paper production means more trees, not less.
ReplyDeleteI do rather agree with you about giving away books. But people will go on doing it as long as they believe it will give their book an advantage - I doubt you'll get them to work together for the common good.