Freebies…or not?

I wonder about readers’ lack of sanity sometimes. In a recent trend (via Substack, etc.), they spend good money subscribing to authors’ email newsletters. Those used to be free (ones I subscribe too still are!), and much of the same info is often available on their websites.

Like many things in the book biz, advertising has been turned on its head. I suppose authors who write those newsletters think they’re very clever in duping readers to pay for the authors’ advertising. “Oh, they include inte...