06-17-2011, 03:44 PM | #76 |
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06-17-2011, 03:51 PM | #77 |
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06-17-2011, 10:57 PM | #78 |
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Hmm... are we talking about vampire authors, now? Seems like they should be able to
handle the pirates. Luck; Ken |
06-17-2011, 11:08 PM | #79 |
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i don't know, but sometimes i get the feeling from some people here that authors should be made to serve us with quality work at the lowest price *roll eyes*
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06-18-2011, 05:52 PM | #80 |
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There's a tug of war between those who provides a product and who consumes it, which is the basis of the capitalistic society we live in. Consumer demands for low prized/high quality products is what drives prices down and spur innovation of features that consumers are willing to pay a premium for. One of the most unhealthy things for ANY market are indiscriminate buyers. That goes for the book industry too. |
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06-18-2011, 07:12 PM | #82 | |
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Of course their are also some differences of opinion on what constitutes "high quality". "One man's trash may be another's treasure", This can certainly be applied to ebooks, or books in general. The primary criteria is what the people will buy, in our capitalist market place, that decides what is sufficient quality to offer a product. Of course people will often pay more for what they perceive as of higher quality. For many, some of the measures of "quality" have more importance than others and that often can change based on any number of factors in the consumers life and/or mind. "Artistic" works often have "Experts" who feel that they can/should be/are the judges of the quality of artistic efforts. Often, their opinions have little if any effect on what the people are interested in buying, so they are not a good factor to use for marketing decisions. Unfortunately, major publishing and/or distribution companies do have to decide what they will try and place on the market and the financial consequences of the wrong decision have to be reckoned with. Luck; Ken |
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06-18-2011, 08:02 PM | #83 |
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The discussion about what constitutes quality is quite interesting in regards to artistic works. It's not long since our library had a heated debate wheter to stock books that were in high demand, despite them being considered of subpar quality in regards to subject, genre and prose.
I'd like to add though that I used the term high quality quite loosely though. It covers everything from ease of access, lack of DRM to additional features such as cloud based storage to the works themselves. What I mean is that a discriminate consumer base spurs innovation and companies to attempt to refine their products to distinguish themselves from their competitors. |
06-19-2011, 02:56 AM | #84 |
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I am not disagreeing with you, but the criteria that the consumer base uses for their
discrimination may not, in fact shouldn't be expected to, match your or mine or any of the "experts"; college lit professor, Times critic, Oprah, Glen Beck, NPR, or whoever. There is a reason that it's the National "Best Sellers" list that counts not the "Critic's Choice". Luck; Ken |
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