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Originally Posted by Bookpossum
I am puzzled by the attack on Ursula Le Guin, a writer whom I admire very much for her work, and for her wisdom and compassion. If you read her blog, which is a series of thoughtful essays that I recommend to anyone who cares about the state of the world, you would have come across the essay numbered 19, written earlier this year, about Google.
In it she states that Google has taken some of her work and made digital copies without her agreement. If an author of her standing is treated with such a lack of respect, it is hardly surprising that she may not wish to rush into having her work turned into digital editions.
You can find her blog at:
http://www.ursulakleguin.com/Blog2011.html#New |
I admire LeGuin and her writing tremendously (One of the best short stories written ->
http://harelbarzilai.org/words/omelas.txt ) but that does not mean she is not wrong about some things. I too disagree somewhat with the approach Google took to digitizing books, but also understand the desire/need to digitize and save orphaned books. I'll read that essay, but I think she may, like others in the industry clinging to the past instead of embracing the future.