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Old 07-18-2011, 06:33 PM   #62
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Originally Posted by carpetmojo View Post
Sadly, at present, the book situation is nowhere near where the music business was.

The money involved was huge, as was the scale of bootlegging, and the industry had to find an acceptable compromise with an existing fait accompli, so they they could still make money.

I fear the consumer side of the equation with books is nowhere near being in a powerful enough position to seriously affect any of the publishing side's decision. We just aint strong enough, in numbers or power.
I agree. I think it will be a long time before we see any change.

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