In games, we know who has won... You get the reinforcement for having played well. Michael A. Stackpole More Quotes by Michael A. Stackpole More Quotes From Michael A. Stackpole Authors will make far more on those ebooks through direct sales than publishers are offering. There is no incentive for authors to sell those rights to traditional publishers which means, in the fairly short term, publishers run out of material to sell. Michael A. Stackpole shortmorewillrun Higher ebook prices only benefit one group: publishers. Michael A. Stackpole benefitonlygrouphigher Prior to 2009, when publishers scoffed at the ebook market, they offered writers contracts which gave us half of the money they made off ebook sales. Michael A. Stackpole salesusmoneyhalf Higher ebook prices don't benefit me, booksellers or readers, and that means something is really wrong. Michael A. Stackpole wrongsomethingmehigher Choosing to publish work electronically myself is really a no-brainer. Michael A. Stackpole reallymyselfpublishwork There is no denying the aesthetics of a well-made, well-loved book. Michael A. Stackpole denyingbook It has been aptly noted that web browsers are less Internet navigation tools than they are ebooks with highly diverse content. Michael A. Stackpole webcontentinternettools I certainly knew of 'World of Warcraft'; I had never actually played because I knew that if I started playing, I would never get any work done - because it would just totally absorb me. Michael A. Stackpole nevermeworkworld I've done a lot of books with Asian antecedents to them - some of my fantasy novels have been that way, and certainly in the 'Battletech' universe, there's a lot of Asian culture in that. Michael A. Stackpole fantasyuniversecultureway People downloading my stories from the bit torrent sites were never going to buy them anyway. It's no money out of my pocket. Michael A. Stackpole goingnevermoneypeople Cars did not kill off horses. Digital publishing will not kill off books. Michael A. Stackpole booksoffwilldigital If your job all day is disallowing insurance claims, you can still spend an evening playing games with your friends, and you can be faced with threats and puzzles that are far more exciting than anything you've ever imagined facing at work. Michael A. Stackpole dayyoueveningwork We all are faced by problems of 'How am I going to get the rent?' or 'Am I going to have this job six months from now?' It's very difficult to define in your life a victory. Michael A. Stackpole problemsjobvictorylife
