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Nick_Djinn · 01-28-2011, 10:49 PM

I disagree. I think it is relevant. It changes the parameters of the problem we are addressing if the problem is not costing the authors as much as some people claim. More ebooks might be pirated than purchased, but that does not mean that it has significantly affected sales, and in some cases it might even be a promotion for sales.....I have sometimes purchased my favorite books that I was only introduced to because the first volume was pirated. That is a sale they never would have seen without piracy.

Next, I am not convinced that it would be "too expensive". If the project simultaneously cuts down on the cost of text books for students and is sold as a literacy program, rather than a pro-piracy anti-capitalist platform as I have presented and likely has thrown up some barriers stifling objective thought on the part of some people here, I think its entirely doable.....maybe not if you live in a rural hick state, but if you live in the San Francisco Bay area like I do, it seems LIKELY that stuff along these lines will eventually become the norm.

As I said before, if we can give students ereaders instead of textbooks, despite a rate of being stolen or damaged, this should tremendously reduce costs. Its easier to replace 1 reader than 8 textbooks per student that cost upwards of $120 a pop. It also addresses the problem of damaged and graffiti in textbooks, each copy being brand new, and you can take notes without damaging the copy saving your notes to separate file. Free books for children and college students would be welcomed in many communities, especially if it cuts costs, and it could easily be expanded from a school project to a community project if it works.

C. I dont care if it addresses the problem of reducing piracy because piracy is not a "problem" to the extent that most people argue. People assume that if 1 million books were pirated that 1 million books were not sold......lets pretend that I just downloaded several hundred books.....I probably didnt read them all and I sure as shit was not about to buy that many at the store. It hasnt harmed sales, but if you listen to Amazon and others, every single pirated book is lost revenue that they feel they are owed. Absolute garbage.

But if its more convenient to check ebooks out from the library than to pirate, it might not cost that much but MORE profits will get to the author than without such a program.

01-28-2011, 10:49 PM	#53
Nick_Djinn Member Posts: 22 Karma: 50256 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Boox, Pocketbook, Asus	I disagree. I think it is relevant. It changes the parameters of the problem we are addressing if the problem is not costing the authors as much as some people claim. More ebooks might be pirated than purchased, but that does not mean that it has significantly affected sales, and in some cases it might even be a promotion for sales.....I have sometimes purchased my favorite books that I was only introduced to because the first volume was pirated. That is a sale they never would have seen without piracy. Next, I am not convinced that it would be "too expensive". If the project simultaneously cuts down on the cost of text books for students and is sold as a literacy program, rather than a pro-piracy anti-capitalist platform as I have presented and likely has thrown up some barriers stifling objective thought on the part of some people here, I think its entirely doable.....maybe not if you live in a rural hick state, but if you live in the San Francisco Bay area like I do, it seems LIKELY that stuff along these lines will eventually become the norm. As I said before, if we can give students ereaders instead of textbooks, despite a rate of being stolen or damaged, this should tremendously reduce costs. Its easier to replace 1 reader than 8 textbooks per student that cost upwards of $120 a pop. It also addresses the problem of damaged and graffiti in textbooks, each copy being brand new, and you can take notes without damaging the copy saving your notes to separate file. Free books for children and college students would be welcomed in many communities, especially if it cuts costs, and it could easily be expanded from a school project to a community project if it works. C. I dont care if it addresses the problem of reducing piracy because piracy is not a "problem" to the extent that most people argue. People assume that if 1 million books were pirated that 1 million books were not sold......lets pretend that I just downloaded several hundred books.....I probably didnt read them all and I sure as shit was not about to buy that many at the store. It hasnt harmed sales, but if you listen to Amazon and others, every single pirated book is lost revenue that they feel they are owed. Absolute garbage. But if its more convenient to check ebooks out from the library than to pirate, it might not cost that much but MORE profits will get to the author than without such a program.