Don't authors deserve to be paid for their work?

Most books are written with passion, it's more of a statement then a price-tag. Like paintings and painters, they want people to look at their work, admire it. Not put a massive price-statement on it then take it away.It comes down to the author, if they want money for their books, then of course - sell them for profit.

But many authors just want their books to be read, and money isn't a major thing for them.

I have a writing project of my own in the works and the more I work on it the more I appreciate all the work that goes into the process. Absolutely authors should get paid for their work! It is physically, emotionally, and mentally draining.

Same as painters, animators, musicians, etc...

Fascinating question... I wish it were a forum post because I have so many more questions about it! Well, to answer I would definitely agree that authors should be paid for their work. Authors should definitely not be giving away their books.

Especially when it represents many many hours of work....!

Lots of people if they really don't want to pay for a book at the bookstore, can go to the public library. This is common knowledge, so why would someone think that they ought to be receiving free books from the author? I'm genuinely intrigued by this.

Most definitely authors should be paid for their books. Books are created through weeks if not months of work and authors should be paid for the work they have written. The method of payment and the amount is usually the problem in some cases as it is not the fact that they do not get paid but how much.

Authors deserve to be paid well for their work but there is no one single way authors receive pay. There are royalities received from publishers but there are also opportunities for authors to sell their own products and get paid directly.

Yes, they should be paid for their work. No mechanic would give away parts and labor. And no author should do that either; authors have spent time piecing together plots and dealing with publishing.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.