ecash payments (was: Re: Can I make money by writing IF?)


Mon, 11 Dec 1995 00:33:41 -0800

Matthew Amster wrote:
> On the other hand, we're not talking about point-of-sale purchases here.
> If I'm in the bookstore, I'll be more likely to plunk down $5 for a
> paperback than $10. But if I'm going to write a check, get an envelope,
> write a little note, stamp it, seal it, find a mailbox, etc., that five
> buck difference doesn't seem like such a big deal any more.
>
> (Amazing how e-mail changes one's perspective, isn't it?)

Agreed, I buy quite a bit of shareware through compuserve's SWREG
service (the author pays a cut to compuserve, and compuserve adds
it to my bill). With the several digital cash schemes coming into
existance, this could be a happy way for authors to get paid.

I've just rediscovered IF, and haven't even played any again (yet),
but I would be delighted to pay an author $5-$15 for a few hours of
entertainment, I spend as much on a movie, and I have to sit in an
uncomfortable theater chair for those few hours instead of my comfy
chair at home :)

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