
The author wasn't paid to write it, they did it off their own bat out of their love for Twilight. They put it up for sale and several million members of the public somehow heard about it and wanted to buy it.
Yes, they did get a 'legit' deal from the initial success, but that doesn't change the fact it was written with no expectation of reward. I haven't read it, not my thing, I have no comment on the perceived quality or lack of therein.
( , Thu 30 Aug 2012, 18:16, Reply)