[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So people read the e-books which somehow give the authors enough cred that
publishers are more willing to do deals with them? Hmm. ok. I've never heard
of that before. 2 things I'm wondering....
1. Why would people then pay for dead tree version or not just print it
themselves?
Can you print and bind a 700 page book for $6.95? I can't.
2. Why not just do everything digital and avoid publishers altogether!?
Because I can take a 1/2lb, $6.95 book with me everywhere without
worrying about it getting broken, dropped, stolen, discharged,
corrupted, blue-screened, etc.
Look at what has happened to the game software industry because of that
mentality. Games get 99% of their revenue from the initial push and
almost nothing thereafter. It tends to suck the creativity and
diversity out of the ecosystem.
I thought that was because everyone always wanted latest greatest game..w/ or
w/o copyright. I'm not into games so I don't know.
The cause is different, but the result is the same.
-a
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