they've waived their waitlists for a few months. again, i get that they're like not exactly author-friendly and can be less than accommodating, but they're not just some malicious profiteering group
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Uh, they illegally have some of my books so try again.
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Replying to @Gwenda
yeah, agreed it's probably illegal. just wouldn't lump them in with, like, Pirate Bay or whatever
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Replying to @FrancisRBass @Gwenda
Um. Illegal is just that. Authors aren't getting paid.
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the problem isn't the legality the problem is you need royalties to survive have you ever questioned whether that's a GOOD thing, that you have to run through publishing hellfire just to get a tiny cut of someone's goodwill? that you HAVE to limit your viewership to live?
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Um, as someone who does this for a living...sure. Be philosophical without my intellectual property. Then: Tell me what my immediate option is to have someone publish my books well and pay me, otherwise. Feel free to send checks. These places somehow never do.
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I haven't touched those websites, just pointing out iT's iLlEgaL as an argument is flimsy as hell
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Except it’s illegal to protect my and other author’s rights.
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Replying to @Gwenda @edgeworksZABABA and
For sure though no one has money to really prosecute and we mostly just get screwed.
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I, too, like to go to restaurants and order one of everything on the menu, take a bite of all of it, and if I don't like anything just walk out without paying Because I am an asshole
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