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That one good billionaire (hexbear.net)
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I remember when people used to say that Rowling was different because she made her money from writing or whatever.

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[–] 7 points 9 months ago* (5 children)

Even "just" selling books is often exploitative, the publishing mafia is predatory as fuck.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

    And, unless she edited them herself (which, considering the quality of the writing, It wouldn't surprise me), printed, bound, marketed, distributed, sold and accounted for all of them, she's not entitled to all of the proceeds of her books either.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    She probably stopped having an editor pretty quickly since I can't imagine an editor letting "Kingsley Shacklebolt" slide.

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