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Jan. 20th, 2012 02:27 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
valarltdIf you are considering doing this, please take us indie folks into account.
There are ways to target your non-spending so as not to hurt your friends or help your enemies. For instance, it's one thing not to download the new single at itunes. The artist won't miss the 2c they get from you. But if you spend that 99c at Tom Smith's site, where he writes, performs and publishes his own music, it will make a real difference to him. If you don't buy the latest James Michner (79c/lb!) on Amazon, Michner will never know. OTOH, if you buy from the Literary Underworld, the author you choose WILL know the difference.
Check Killa's post on this.
http://killabeez.livejournal.com/407045.html
There are ways to target your non-spending so as not to hurt your friends or help your enemies. For instance, it's one thing not to download the new single at itunes. The artist won't miss the 2c they get from you. But if you spend that 99c at Tom Smith's site, where he writes, performs and publishes his own music, it will make a real difference to him. If you don't buy the latest James Michner (79c/lb!) on Amazon, Michner will never know. OTOH, if you buy from the Literary Underworld, the author you choose WILL know the difference.
Check Killa's post on this.
http://killabeez.livejournal.com/407045.html
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Date: 2012-01-21 12:51 am (UTC)While I get the impetus behind this, I also have to think about being an independent merchant, paying rent and other monthly bills. These independent merchants are the ones who are potentially most harmed by such a protest as compared to any big corporate conglomerate.