Berry's understanding of this issue seems consistent with my own. I run my own consulting business, so I understand some of the business / license / taxes considerations he alludes to. It's a bit of a headache, and it's the reason I have to employ an accountant. :roll:
Funding this website is a different sort of issue from producing a magazine. A magazine has up front costs for production and backend costs for distribution. Producing one for personal pleasure and satisfaction is something I've known friends to do, but they charged for the magazine because otherwise, it gets to be a constant non-trivial drain on their finances.
If everyone lived within meeting distance, the dynamic would be different. If it were distributed electronically, it would be different, too. Personally, I'd rather read fiction and look at artwork in a book or magazine, but perhaps that's my neo-Luddite side speaking.
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Funding this website is a different sort of issue from producing a magazine. A magazine has up front costs for production and backend costs for distribution. Producing one for personal pleasure and satisfaction is something I've known friends to do, but they charged for the magazine because otherwise, it gets to be a constant non-trivial drain on their finances.
If everyone lived within meeting distance, the dynamic would be different. If it were distributed electronically, it would be different, too. Personally, I'd rather read fiction and look at artwork in a book or magazine, but perhaps that's my neo-Luddite side speaking.
LSN
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