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Another Sky Press Driving Neo-Patronage
avidreader writes "Another Sky Press is making a serious go of the neo-patronage / tip jar model — their tagline is 'Welcome to Another Sky Press. We want people to read our books even if they read them for free — though we'd love it if you bought a copy!' Not only are they putting the entire text of their releases online, but they're selling the dead tree versions at cost plus optional contribution. Their first release is garnering some great reviews - 'Intelligent fiction for the mentally unhinged.' According to their website, there are more projects in the works — everything from a short story anthology to a coloring book by artist Jesse Reno. They've also got interesting essays on why they're doing this and neo-patronage. They're even getting neo-patronage some mainstream attention — the Metro Times calls them '...more punk than the punks at Dischord Records.'"
What is this? A goddamn commercial? Go away, you fucking shill.
Your thoughts on copyright are some of the most inane shit I've ever read. Pull your dirty hippy head out of your ass and join the real world, jagoff. Copyrights protect intellectual property, not public humiliation or some kind of fucking honor code. Copyrights, laywers, and the threat of bankruptcy when you get caught infringing.
That's what works for those of us who don't spend all day smoking pot and being mesmerized by a fucking lava lamp. Sober up, put the pipe down, and get a clue.