[extropy-chat] finding old (and new) sf

[Brett Paatsch]

Damien Broderick wrote:

> What I'm  still toying with is the possibility of making this novel
> available for download at no charge, while inviting readers who
> enjoy it to send us, say, a dollar or two via PayPal.
> 
> Charlie had 22,000 downloads fairly quickly when he put his
> new singularity novel ACCELERANDO up for grabs. My 
> question: how many people would feel an impulse to pay the
> author a couple of bucks in gratitude for having the book might
> available in this way? Would anyone here be likely to do so?

I probably wouldn't read a sci fi novel in eform, I still prefer to read
paper, perhaps because the PC I use still sits on top of a desk and
has wires coming out of it all over the place, but if I did, I'd be happy
to pay a couple of bucks for it.

I don't even know what the state of the art in easy e-reading is at
present.

Brett Paatsch