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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 969337, member: 26302&quot;]Free is always nice, but of course SOMEONE must pay for it. If it is an act of love like Doug&#039;s website then he pays, out of his devotion to our hobby. Someone had to pay for ERIC 1, and now those collectors have been denied some value from their payment. People who buy books new from the publisher, (and for ancients it is usually a very expensive proposition), effective pay for the author&#039;s work. The purchasers wish to have their investment last. If I am buying a book that gets regular updates, (like Hendin, KM, etc), I want to spend less for it since I know it will be superceded. If I spend a lot of money, I want a book that will hold its value. Talking about a second edition and giving away the first volume lessens the value for buyers. I am contemplating buying ERIC II but if Ras talks about his NEXT volume, I will not. I will not buy built in obsolescence, especially now if I believe someday I can get ERIC II for free.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I am selfish, but I would not put myself in the position to buy $1,000 or more a year of numismatic work if I thought there would be no residual value after I read them. Yes, I buy a lot of works direct from publishers so I help support this hobby and new literature and research. Tell me that all authors will publish for free what is in their books within 5 years and I will stop buying immediately. I just do not wish to throw away that much money just so that others may have the publications for free. Yes, knowledge is power, but to me, that knowledge is not worth a $1,000 a year self imposed tax.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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