Dearest One Love,

You know I take your counsel. The idea of a nominal feel ($5.-$10 each) sounds just fine to me.

It used to be that the ebooks were totally by donation. Many Heavenreaders were very generous. It was on the honor system. It worked most of the time.

Many Heavenreaders donated a lot and were, in effect, paying for people from a country where income is on a subsistence level. In some countries, $5. could be like $500. And when you don't have $5. it might as well be $5,000!

It is not always so simple, however. I would not want anyone to have to give an explanation as to why they couldn't or didn't want to donate the nominal $5. or $10. I wouldn't want to encourage anyone to develop a sob story or a poverty mindset so they could get ebooks free. I also think there are good people with pride who would rather not have an e-book at all than to have to say why they don't have the money.

I also would never want to be in the position of deciding who pays and who doesn't nor would I want to spend the time.

Yet I also don't like to feel taken advantage of. On the other hand, I understand very well that some people just psychologically need things free -- it makes them feel favored and loved. It's a real need.

So you see, I'm on all sides of the question at once and no help at all!. Of course, you wanted to hear from Heaven subscribers, not me, and I do too!

I'll just say a little more.

I think that everyone knows that Heavenletters isn't in the business of making money. We're here to get God's love and wisdom out there. At the same time, Heavenletters isn't made of money either, and we can use it. Thank God for the generous Heavenreaders who donate to Heavenletters from the goodness of their hearts.

Absolutely, I would want translators and other serious volunteers to have access to anything they wanted. It's a little enough. I wouldn't have it any other way.

God bless you, One Love.

With love,

Gloria