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HansTWN · 03-15-2011, 02:45 AM

We "should" be able to sell them --- but not right now since there is no reliable system set up to ensure that no copies are left behind with the original owner.

Anyway, I see either of two business models coming:

1.)Ad-supported books
2.)Books you can only access on a server while being online -- but not download.

Neither appeals to me at all. There is no free lunch, someone always pays, if not the buyers than the authors, editors, the publishers' staff, book sellers. 100,000s of people would lose their jobs if the US actually did away with copyright. You might also pay by providing your personal information, as you do with Google services.

03-15-2011, 02:45 AM	#34
HansTWN Wizard Posts: 4,538 Karma: 264065402 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Taiwan Device: HP Touchpad, Sony Duo 13, Lumia 920, Kobo Aura HD	We "should" be able to sell them --- but not right now since there is no reliable system set up to ensure that no copies are left behind with the original owner. Anyway, I see either of two business models coming: 1.)Ad-supported books 2.)Books you can only access on a server while being online -- but not download. Neither appeals to me at all. There is no free lunch, someone always pays, if not the buyers than the authors, editors, the publishers' staff, book sellers. 100,000s of people would lose their jobs if the US actually did away with copyright. You might also pay by providing your personal information, as you do with Google services. Last edited by HansTWN; 03-15-2011 at 02:48 AM.