What format do you want your patterns in?

[Charles Voth]

I can see that most people here use free patterns, which is quite understandable. If you were to love a pattern so much that you would be willing to pay between $4 and $8 for it, what would be the format in which you would like to buy it?

The reason I am asking is purely for research. I am a designer, but I do not give away my patterns for free. Each pattern can take me about 4 to 12 hours to plan, design, and write and that doesn't include the time to make the finished sample for the photography, and I have to pay a technical editor to ensure that there are nor errors in my pattern. Designing contributes about 10% of my household income, and I can't afford to design and give it away. I am not asking anyone at Crochet Talk to buy my patterns, but I just want to know what the crocheters here feel and think about buying patterns.

Thanks for your help.