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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
And I don't behave like the major publishers. Unfortunately, I get tarred by the same brush, as do most indie authors.
I realize digital products are unique. But movies, software, even MP3 files have found a viable selling model that (mostly) satisfies all parties. I don't see ebooks as being that unique.
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The big 6 are no more concerned about the indie writer than the music industry was about indie musicians. You're in the same boat as us customers...
Movies and music both produce a quality product to start with. And they do at a price the marketplace can handle. A subhead of Warner Brothers got fired for forcing the cheap DVD model at the beginning, but it was what made DVD's explode. And anybody who wants to rip DVD's can do so. Just scan DVD rippers. Music is non-encrypted, I keep my music library on hard drive (with back-ups). Unlike SONY, I don't consider making a backup of a legally purchased file as theft. And the music indutry now sells digital files cheaper than CDs. It took years and massive losses to force the transition. and even so, piracy is still rife.
But what is "purchase" of digital files? There's no way to make a metaphor without a clear definition, and the only one the consumer gets is "whatever can make us the most money, the quickest". That's not how you make repeat customers in any other industry...