Hi Corey,

Thanks for the response.

"Substitute the word "royalties" or "payments" for "donations" and you've described the status quo in every field of artistic endeavor."

I am not sure I agree. I do have some thoughts on the subject that I would welcome your feedback on.

http://martysmind.com/2008/03/27/the-free-economy/

-Marty

Oh for TheMagus and others that think that reading off a computer screen is for the birds, you should try reading books on your iPhone. ( http://martysmind.com/2007/11/24/amazon-kindle-too-little-too-late/ )

Oh, BTW, if you are into cyberpunk take a peek at Roo'd. A fun read. ( http://www.wireless.is/projects/rood/ )

-Marty

OK, downloaded and on my read "for fun" pile.

It will b interesting to see how this FREE revolution will play out in the next few years. I know that I have bought or donated where I could for books that I thought were worthwhile.

At the same time I have not contributed for books that I felt were just long winded blog posts. So non fiction many books I actually buy are just long winded extrapolations of a single simple idea. If I could have read a free version first..

Which leads us to the obvious question.. if in a free economy only the very good can support themselves on what is effectively donations.. then what happens to the rest of the content creators?

Food for thought..

-Marty

Thanks for the tip. I am a long time Heinlein fan and will put this on the top of my "for fun" reading list.

Now if I could just get through those 20 odd books I have on my "must read" list ...

-Marty