I think “international bestseller” told me everything I needed to know about Michelle Richmond. I won’t go so far to suggest that she’s some kind of shill for her publishing house, but as a bestseller, I’m sure her fears weren’t calmed by their praise of eLending.

What particularly bothers me about her fear is that it’s all profits driven. Her concern could not possibly be that more people are reading her books. Or that, increasingly, people are sharing like Barney told them to as kids. Or that literature in general is more widely accessible than ever before.

But, I don’t have an answer to this. I can’t say the beneficial social aspects of “piracy” definitively trump her concern of book sales. I can’t say she doesn’t have the right to make a living on her creative talents.
I just hate the bastardization of creativity in order to pay the bills. It feels… unethical and highly so.

Sincerest apologies if this comment seems off track.