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Originally Posted by mrkai
That said...if it is nonsensical to assume a book sold in paper, bounded form is of equal value to one that is not because there are not the same thing.
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They may not be of equal value... but an e-book still
has a value. It is not free, just because it is electrons.
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Originally Posted by mrkai
It is the way it is because authors and songwriters and such do not assume the greater risk of producing the product in question. Blame the system or produce yourself to cut out the middleman.
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Yeah, thanks, I do.
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Originally Posted by mrkai
Do writers have their own publishing houses?
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I can think of one right off: Right Brane Publications.
[QUOTE=mrkai;125748]Did you not forget that i create digital content in the form of software? I get paid every day, enough so that I do not have to do it "on the side".
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrkai
That said...if it is nonsensical to assume a book sold in paper, bounded form is of equal value to one that is not because there are not the same thing.
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They may not be of equal value... but an e-book still
has a value. It is not free, just because it is electrons.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrkai
It is the way it is because authors and songwriters and such do not assume the greater risk of producing the product in question. Blame the system or produce yourself to cut out the middleman.
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Yeah, thanks, I do.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrkai
Do writers have their own publishing houses?
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I can think of one right off: Right Brane ePublications.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mrkai
Did you not forget that i create digital content in the form of software? I get paid every day, enough so that I do not have to do it "on the side".
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That's nice. I have a day job, too, creating digital content in the form of websites. And trust me, e-books aren't even making me lunch money.
Heck with it. I'm done. Rip me off and have a nice day.