> finally resolved after a huge Class Action suit where the authors were awarded a few $$
One wonders if that few $$ was worth the bother for the authors. Especially when set against the free marketing that such exposure would get for them.
There are other reasons for writing books than making money selling them, such as enhancing your professional reputation, which can segue into a better paying job, more contract opportunities, ability to sell seminars, etc.
I have no idea how much Carrie Fisher made selling her books, but she did make a lot of money from a touring stage show based on the books, and also had a lucrative career as a "script doctor" in Hollywood that rescued boring and trite scripts.
If Google had an opt-in way for authors to get their book indexed that would be fantastic. But the settlement required authors to opt out, and Google made that difficult to do.
One wonders if that few $$ was worth the bother for the authors. Especially when set against the free marketing that such exposure would get for them.
There are other reasons for writing books than making money selling them, such as enhancing your professional reputation, which can segue into a better paying job, more contract opportunities, ability to sell seminars, etc.
I have no idea how much Carrie Fisher made selling her books, but she did make a lot of money from a touring stage show based on the books, and also had a lucrative career as a "script doctor" in Hollywood that rescued boring and trite scripts.
And, of course, having book signings!