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William F. Aicher

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William F. Aicher is the Director of Web and Marketing for online sheet music retailer, Musicnotes.com and the founder of and previous Editor-In-Chief for online music review website, Music-Critic.com. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000 and holds degrees in both Journalism and Philosophy. He lives in Madison, WI with his wife, Hope,and sons, Liam and Nolan.


My book, 'Starving the Artist: How the Internet Culture of "Free" Threatens to Exterminate the Creative Class and What Can Be Done to Save It' is, from this point forward, free FOREVER as a PDF download.


Yes, it sounds ironic – but if you read the book you'll understand the point here. I wrote Starving the Artist. It is mine. I alone have the right to determine how much it should cost. And now,...

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Published on January 20, 2012 08:29 • 49 views
Average rating: 3.47 · 43 ratings · 17 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
The Trouble With Being God:...
3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Songs of Joyful Devotion, of Which the Words May Scream (Poetry)
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Description: A collection of seven poems written long ago, and nearly forgotten about.

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message 3: by Zetta

Zetta Hello fellow AWaY mate!


message 2: by Joan

Joan Hi William,
Thanks for the review!



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Alan Baxter Hello mate. :)




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