He said that he'd write part 3 (he had already committed to part 2 before
this all began) if at least 75% paid for part 1. 76% paid up front and he
said that more people were sending money in after the fact.
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From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
[mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org]On Behalf Of hal@finney.org
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 9:19 AM
To: extropians@extropy.org
Subject: Re: THE PLANT: It Worked
Terry wrote:
> http://www.stephenking.com/sk1_073100.html
>
> More than 76% of the people who downloaded Stephen King's "The Plant Part
I"
> actually paid for it. He made no effort to enforce the payment of the
> book - he just promised he'd keep writing installments as long as enough
> people paid for it. Well, apparently they have.
I predict that the percentage who pay will drop as the novelty wears off.
Has King said what the threshold is below which he won't continue?
My guess is that the percentage who pay will approach that level.
Hal
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