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Anonymous asked:

I feel like book piracy has become so normalized now and its honestly so ugly and disappointing. Like I totally understand that some people in other countries have straight up no library access but for people in the US/UK?? saying that pubs are their 'free trial' without even trying to use a library??? I truly think younger readers using them don't realize how badly it could fuck an author over

spaceshipkat:

i think book piracy comes down to people not understanding the differences between the film industry and the book industry. i don’t fully understand the film industry bc it’s not my focus, but i do know that pirating movies or shows is not going to directly impact the actors and/or the little people behind the movie or show. (if someone wants to elaborate on how, please do! i’m not really sure.)

however, pirating books is going to directly impact authors, not publishers or CEOs or any other bigwigs. an author is paid thus: they sign a contract for a certain amount of money, say, $100,000 for a two-book deal. that means that each book will be (technically) worth $50,000. depending on the contract, a check will be written for $25,000 upon the author turning in the version of the manuscript that the editor bought. that check will go to the author’s agent, who will take their 15% commission, which will be $3,750. then, the agent will send the remaining $21,250 to the author, minus taxes. with that same scenario, a check with the remaining $25,000 will be written upon the author turning in the final copy of the manuscript, aka the version that will go to the printer, and the process repeats (the check is sent to the agent, the agent takes their 15%, the author gets the remaining $21,250, minus taxes). 

that’s not where this story ends, though: in every contract is a thorough section detailing royalties, aka how much the author will receive per sale of a copy of their book in the book’s entire lifespan. if an agent is good, this will be one of their most important areas they focus on during negotiations. it’s imperative that people know that royalties can make or break an author’s career. it’s better to have larger royalties than a larger advance, bc an advance is only once, whereas royalties will continue as long as the book continues to sell (hardcover, paperback, audiobook, ebook, etc). the higher the author’s advance, the more pressure there is for the author to break even, aka for the author to make back the $50,000 spent on that first book. in a worst case scenario, if an author doesn’t earn back their advance (a big turn of phrase in publishing), they could have book 2 canceled, or they could possibly never be able to sell another book to a publisher again due to a poor sales record. in that case, it’s likely the author will have to re-debut under a pen name so the publisher backing them can treat them like a debut author. or, you’ll see an author’s first printings tank between book 1 and 2 or book 2 and 3 etc etc. for instance, Enchantee by Gita Trelease had a first hardcover printing of 175,000 copies (which is big for a debut!), while book 2 of that series, Everything That Burns, has a first hardcover printing of 75,000 copies. now, i can’t see the sales numbers, but it seems likely a lack of sales is the culprit here. 

so when people say that pirating books will directly influence whether or not your favorite author gets to publish more books, they really mean it. it won’t affect the publisher (who has massive protections in place) nearly as much as it will affect the author (who doesn’t have those same protections), and it could mean that your favorite author never gets to finish that series you love or can never publish another book again. in conclusion, don’t pirate books, kids. 

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immortalink:

reminds me of this post in here that explained the differences of the west and east’s idea of revolution and how the usa especially has undermined a lot the ability of their people to unionize and fight oppressive structures through its mainstream media cuz it brainwashes them into putting the individual fight on the pedestal. the superhero’s archetype.

it’s funny because I’m pretty sure that’s actually the intended message of the ending of mockingjay too tbh.

the ragtag cool teenagers that go off on their rogue mission to kill the guy and save the day fail, and the revolution is won by the people that had been doing the long hard work all along while katniss is knocked unconscious, because she’s not a hero, she’s just been a figurehead/prop by all sides all along.

also the revolution is ‘won’ by murdering children and medics in their own side and the revolutionaries immediately decide to become exactly as evil as the system they’ve overthrown almost immediately because they’re consumed by retributive bloodlust…

but I’m sure that’s not relevant to anything either.

i also wanna point out that the inciting incident for the revolution (when it catches fire, if you will) may have been a few small acts of public defiance by the tributes causing an organic uprising by the working class of the lower districts… but it is basically IMMEDIATELY leveraged and taken advantage of by an outsider highly militarised power that starts calling all the shots and deciding how the revolution should unfold, instilling their own monopoly of violence and decision making over anyone that wants to resist the capitol… and the thing they consider to be katniss’ greatest weakness is that she won’t unquestionably follow the revolution’s military orders

the hunger games books actually had quite a lot to say about the nature of the state and it’s self perpetuation despite changing leadership… and it’s wild to me how pop culture has boiled it down to 'mary sue everdeen saves the day with girl power and angst’

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I love seeing bank rules that will never apply to me. My app was just like “you cannot deposit more than $5,000 daily to this account and I was like noted thanks

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the time agency in the loki show is just. the atlanta marriot hotel.

they’ve. literally just edited some big statues into the marriott.

what gets me is that this isn’t just a visually distinct and iconic hotel, it’s a DRAGONCON HOTEL

once a year it’s full of EIGHTY THOUSAND PEOPLE who know about nerd shit

to everyone saying “uh basically every marvel movie is filmed in atlanta”

i know, i live here

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exeunt-pursued-by-a-bear:

the time agency in the loki show is just. the atlanta marriot hotel.

they’ve. literally just edited some big statues into the marriott.

what gets me is that this isn’t just a visually distinct and iconic hotel, it’s a DRAGONCON HOTEL

once a year it’s full of EIGHTY THOUSAND PEOPLE who know about nerd shit

exeunt-pursued-by-a-bear:

the time agency in the loki show is just. the atlanta marriot hotel.

they’ve. literally just edited some big statues into the marriott.

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Do you ever look at your pet and go holy shit that is a little beast moving and doing things of its own volition. In my home

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Y’all being pregnant while moving into a new house is BUCKWILD

My husband is an intelligent man, but he has gotten in his head that if I lift one box I will PERISH

Here is the problem in a nutshell

Would I love to let my husband do everything? Of course?

But this absolute GIANT of a man after TEN YEARS together still has no spatial awareness and NO AWARENESS that his a A FOOT AND A HALF taller than me. If he is left to put thing away, he will do so diligently but he PUTS EVERYTHING ON THE TOP SHELF and my TINY TREX ARMS CAN NOT MAKE THAT TRIP

I threw out my back and he’s now convinced that it’s his fault for letting me carry paper plates in the house my self and that he’s going to be a terrible father

This man has a LAW DEGREE and is a PRACTICING ATTORNEY

“You have two skeletons inside you right now that is double the amount I have. You are my sweet special Eldritch Horror” - My Husband

Thanks I think?

“It’s insane that we just made a person! I’ve never even met a baby before what do I say?!”

Not worried about diapers here folks, just first impressions

“I’m going be be a dad which is just buckwild. I have your pregnancy checklist but here is my fatherhood check list

1. I need a riding lawn mower

2. I need a white tank top

3. I need a beer, particularly an amber colored one

4. I need a book of puns

5. I need a baby back pack to carry said baby

6. I want my own diaper bag, and I want it to be STYLISH

Kait are you writing this down this is important?”

Me: a lot of people on the internet are calling you a himbo, would you like to respond?

Husband: I am often very dumb, and I do drink the respect women juice like fine wine, however I am not very strong, and I just don’t know if I can accept this title if I do not meet all the qualifications

Me: I don’t know, you lifted all those boxes on your own

Husband: this was simply DAD ENERGY

🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

I can not with this fool

literally marry him

I have great news my friend

marry him again

I’ve read him some of these replies and he got very upset and yelled (which if you know my husband is barely over a whisper) “I CANT MARRY YOU ANY HARDER I KNOW IVE GOOGLED IT MANY TIMES”

Y’all I’m obsessed with this idiot

This is like reading a sitcom and I’m loving it.

This is like the exact opposite of all the awful “husbands and wives hate each other” sitcoms we were forced to watch growing up. Where is my “we’re so in love it’s ludicrous but also very entertaining for strangers” sitcom?

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catneylang:

AU where caesar lives and they’re both healing In the same hospital.

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she has no idea what it is but she loves it

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