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Old 03-18-2011, 06:36 PM   #149
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I think we're going to need filters--people who tell us what's worth looking at--for a long time. I don't trust traditional Big 6 publishers to be those filters; they've failed to find me many authors I enjoy. But I can see a future for a company whose sole job is reviewing ebooks and putting a stamp of approval on the ones they like, where they're paid by customer subscriptions: for $10/month, you get a list of 100 books that are worth reading. For $15/month, a list of 50 in the genre of your choice.
Yes. Getting a bit off topic here, but eventually we will stumble into a new approach to buying and selling books - perhaps this one. DRM is part of the journey, not the destination.
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