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This man makes $13000/month (not a typo) putting free content out on royalroad, no need to buy anything: https://www.patreon.com/Shirtaloon

The patreons just get that free content a bit in advance. And in pdf form.

It took him around a year to reach that number.

He writes utter shit, sub-mediocre literature.

Check other top writers on royalroad, they also make lots of money.

The reason books don't sell isn't because of piracy, is because there's TON of free content (not only books) or almost free content (netflix, let's say).


This is the story/source:

https://www.facebook.com/notes/maggie-stiefvater-really-its-...

Non-FB: https://www.thepassivevoice.com/a-story-about-piracy/

Author Maggie Stiefvater regarding her work The Raven King.


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