Joshua Kronengold wrote: > Andrew Bailey writes: > >Frankly I would be mortified if I bought a book I enjoyed , and the > >still living author didn't receive any compensation. They have > >entertained me and yet they haven't recieved anything, doesn't sound > >fair to me. > > Er...you never buy used books? > Or, for that matter, borrowed a book from your local public library? (OK, granted this isn't quite the same. The author likely did receive compensation for the book you read, but not once for every reader of that copy. Casey