tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post6538165477213317790..comments2024-03-28T18:31:56.103-07:00Comments on Alex Moore: The Struggling Writer Files: What You Can DoAlex Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-56827537934771179942008-09-18T19:27:00.000-07:002008-09-18T19:27:00.000-07:00completely unrelated? Nah. For instance, if you we...completely unrelated? Nah. For instance, if you were a comic book writer/illustrator, I should hope you are buying some comic books not only to support the industry, but to change and evolve with the industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-46257950587928007122008-09-10T09:56:00.000-07:002008-09-10T09:56:00.000-07:00The good news is that I don't know of many (any?) ...The good news is that I don't know of many (any?) people who pirate books the same way movies, games, and music are. In fact, I'm fairly certain that the book industry is for the most part unscathed by the pirating the plagues the rest of the publishing industry. So, at the very least, they cannot claim that their sales are down due to scummy pirates stealing their revenues. It's one less thing to worry about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-13861919597004043412008-09-09T16:47:00.000-07:002008-09-09T16:47:00.000-07:00oooh, good point, Nils. You have me there. But I d...oooh, good point, Nils. You have me there. But I decided to blog about this subject after listening to author Gail Lynds (or was it Robert Dugoni?) at a keynote speech. I was impressed by her offhand comment that we, as writers, do need to support the very entities that we potentially want to publish under. <B>Of course,</B> we should buy books because we love to read...but I still stand by my assertion :)Alex Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019131858093764715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2070337336154359355.post-80147381600566095552008-09-09T12:01:00.000-07:002008-09-09T12:01:00.000-07:00No, you should buy books because you like books an...No, you should buy books because you like books and enjoy reading books. What you do for a living, and what you buy, are otherwise completely unrelated.Nilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00390192403293504963noreply@blogger.com