My Stance on Writing for Free

There have been a lot of discussions about "free" lately, so I'd like to weigh in with some thoughts on the subject.

Most publishers within the book publishing industry are currently based on a business model that does not pay authors an annual salary to write an unlimited number of books. Typically, authors sign a contract that spells out how much they'll make and what their rights (in terms of copyrights) are. Translation? Authors make a living based on the contract with the publisher, and the