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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
I've seen efficiency consultants defined as people who steal your watch and tell you the time. Given what I've seen of the breed, I'll believe it.
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I suspect this is very much the case - and it's often a result of the "make work" approach of a lot of companies, i.e. if you send a lot of time having meetings and bringing in consultants and crack-pot schemes it looks as though you are really earning that fat salary, doesn't it?
Booksellers lived with 2nd hand sales for centuries, surely the savings on printing costs for ebooks would cover the loss from some piracy.