Wouldn’t it be good to also post a wallet address in case people wanted to tip the author directly? I’ve often thought that having a method to contribute directly to an author would be beneficial for some edge cases.<p>I’m of the same mind as Corey Doctorow that free electronic versions of books serve to increase distribution and create new fans. I have no problem with giving a book to a friend even though the author does not directly benefit. If I make a new fan the author benefits. Likewise I sometimes pirate a book from an author who I haven’t read before to see if I’m a fan (honestly this is super rare but it has happened).<p>I just bought a book at a used bookstore yesterday. If I love it I’d like to be able to tip the author via contribution to a public wallet.<p>I have previously toyed with the idea of creating a service to allow fans to submit payment directly to content creators. I never pursued it because the legal morass seemed unpleasant.