I had planned to make a long, rambling post about donations and what I thought about the concept.
Somebody over at the The Asylum Walls suggested it first, and my rather succinct response actually covers the same ground in a lot less time, so here it is:
“A donation system is probably what I’m going to try first, with selling books (of the electronic and physical variety) coming a bit later, and some kind of “subscription” service as another alternative. There’s also a couple of different variations of the “donation” system that I’m thinking over. Refusing to let people read my stories unless they pay money is not the FIRST thing I want to try, but I might get there eventually if the first things don’t work. The donation banners are already going up in the new library.”
More later.