Because writing a book is damned hard work, and people deserve to be compensated for their damned hard work.

Honestly, why did you even have to ask that?

The :P smiley means I'm joking, but thanks for the input.

Kira, your insight regarding this issue is most valuable.
Would you please write a 248 page book about the apparent failure of advertising and capitalism in your spare time, have it published and bound, and provide it to anybody who asks completely free of charge?

P.S. DID I MENTION FREE??? :P

Kira, I can humbly avoid the obligatory death note reference of your name, but that fact that you type that, then try to pass it off as a joke annoys me. Books, especially good ones, are very hard to write. Also sarcasm DOES NOT translate well into text as well as several other kinds of humor, what you typed could be interpreted in dozens of different ways, if it was a joke (which I doubt) you should make it clear.

Okay... where I'm from the tongue sticking out is a clear indicator of being silly... but whatevs.

Also, why do people on the internet immediately jump to the "Oh thems be trollin'" mindset?