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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 969416, member: 26302&quot;]I was planning to. I was just illustrating the point SOMEONE has to pay authors for their time, and that someone is the purchasers of their books. In return for this, collectors hope that their money will not be wasted away by free dessimination a few years later.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The only coins books that hold value are the best and the latest of their genre.&quot; Really? Historia Numorum by Head is still a valuable book, though has been superceded.&nbsp; I would take many older volumes over some books published 40 years later, even though some of the conclusions may be disputed now. I have many books not viewed as the best in their field that are helpful, and contain information not found anywhere else.</p><p><br /></p><p>I buy many books Doug, supporting many authors. My post was mainly to point out that the book buyers were the primary support of new research and publication, and if authors give away their product for free it will discourage their true supporters from supporting them. You may not pay out of your pocket, but you donate your time. Many other authors spend their full time researching, and need payment from sale of their books to live. BTW I do buy on Vcoins since I know all of the efforts Bill gives to the hobby as well. I have about 80 books JUST on Roman Imperial coins, I have no dire need to have ERIC II, but I would buy it to support Ras if I was sure that the book would hold some modicum of value in time. His actions have made me question that, that is all. I buy all of Sears books direct just to make sure I support his work for our hobby, and many others as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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