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Is there a market for skeptical literature?
There exists an enormous market for religious literature, but is there really a substantial market for skepticism about religion? I'm nearly finished with a skeptical handbook on Christian apologetics, but I'm concerned that there is no demand for such work.
I know that Dawkins and Hitchens have made a gajillion dollars from their books, but I'm not a world-reknowned biologist or journalist. Are people really willing to spend money on skepticism?
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
@poolofstool23
Because it costs money and time to collect and disseminate information.
2 Answers
- Citizen JustinLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
There's 'Why People Believe Weird Things' by Michael Shermer, agnostic and president of the Skeptics Society, which is one of my favourite non-fiction books. But I don't know how well it did or if Shermer counts as world-renowned.
- ΦLv 61 decade ago
Why should anyone charge for information?
[edit] Collecting and disseminating information....then selling that SAME information back paraphrased. Nice.