Bed
sharing, known as the family bed, was the norm in the U.S.
until a bed manufacturer decided it's much
more profitable to convince parents that there is something wrong with the family bed: And parents began
buying bassinets, cribs, and twin beds.
(cont'd)- I'm giving away hundreds of listings on the Vault, and as a result of doing so, won't see one thin dime of income on the site
until October or later - Given all the time and money I've already sunk into developing the site, I don't even expect to earn back my upfront investment
until sometime next year - I'm already personally reaching out to publishers on behalf of authors who are listed in the Vault, on my own time and my own long distance bill, despite the fact that I don't stand to earn so much as a finder's fee if any of those contacts result in an offer - I make my The IndieAuthor Guide available for free on my author site and blog - I built Publetariat, a free resource for self - pubbing authors and small imprints, by myself, and paid for its registration, software and hosting out of my own pocket - I shoulder all the ongoing expense and the lion's
share of administration for the Publetariat site, which since its launch on 2/11 of this year, has only earned $ 36 in ad revenue; the site never has, and likely never will, earn its keep in ad revenue, but I keep it going because I know it's a valuable resource for authors and publishers - I've given away far
more copies of my novels than I've sold, because I'm a pushover for anyone who emails me to say s / he can't afford to
buy them - I paid my own travel expenses to speak at this year's O'Reilly Tools of Change conference, nearly $ 1000, just to be part of the Rise of Ebooks panel and raise awareness about self - published authors who are strategically leveraging ebooks - I judge in self - published book competitions, and I read the * entire * book in every case, despite the fact that the honorarium has never been
more than $ 12 per book — a figure that works out to less than $.50 per hour of my time spent reading and commenting In spite of all this, you still come here and elsewhere to insinuate I'm greedy and only out to take advantage of my fellow authors.
You can
buy as many
shares as you want - what will happen, once you
bought some millions of
shares, prices will go up further and further (because of the huge demand you produce),
until you can not afford any
more.
For instance, rather than
buying 200
shares all at once of Company XYZ, it is possible to
buy 50
shares at a predetermined price, then 50
more shares $ 5 lower, and so on and so forth
until a full 200
share position is established.