> From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Anthony G. Atkielski > Hallam-Baker, Phillip writes: > > > Because they are your customers. > > The reader/author relationship is only very rarely comparable > to the customer/vendor relationship. For many authors, money > is not that important. A 240 page trade book costs $20 on Amazon and takes me approximately 8 hours to read. That's $2.50 an hour The investiment in time that I make is vastly more than the purchase price of the book. I do not write to make money first and foremost, I write to communicate an idea. To be successful it is best to appreciate the time investment that the reader is making. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf