RainBrain said:
what if they read it and think "this is BS" like you said, and then they go to confrim and find that it was all true, then what happens? i'll tell you what happens. it doubles their confidence in the book and they'lll wanna read more.
This is United States of America. the internet is only the next door away if you dont have one
Ok, please allow me to interject here. Word of caution, I haven't read all the posts yet so I may be repeating someone, sorry if I am. That said, first, if I read a book on say Jeffery Dahmer, Charles Manson, or some mother in Texas who killed her children before the age of 5, I expect the author knows what he/she is talking about. I read the author's credits if they have any. I trust the publisher to have at least given the book a cursory legal look to be sure it was true. Most important, as I'm reading the author gives me information that tells me the research has been done and what I'm reading is in fact, fact. I don't put the book down and go research the subject. I'm not that interested, just interested enough to read the book.
Second, "the internet in only the next door away if you don't have one." Ha! A popular misconception. I currently don't have internet service at my home, and if it weren't for my husband's former employer, I wouldn't be looking forward to having it either. So where do I go to surf the web? Today, I'm at my husband's former place of employment. They generously have allowed us computer access after hours. When I'm in town I use the library computers, assuming one is free. Neither of those places are 'next door'. Today, I drove 11 miles of country roads to get to the computer. When I'm in town, it's a 20 mile drive. With the cost of gas I don't make those drives often or without an agenda in mind. Just to let you know, I can get internet service at my home, but I would also have to pay a long-distance charge. The cheapest route I can go is $50 a month. Sorry, folks, that's more than I want to spend, and it's more than some people have. Not to mention there are people like my mother in the world who don't have or want a computer. What are they going to do when they read your book?
So please lose the attitude that everyone has affordable internet access at their fingertips.
Nita