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Old 05-29-2008, 06:42 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by Shaggy View Post
"Free" is one that some people are talking about, and has worked surprisingly well in other markets, but it's not the only option.
That is true - are there are a number of possible "give away for free"-models for authors and musicians. As long as we agree that it is not the best model for everyone around - we agree

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I don't think that's going to work though. Something is going to have to change.
Correct.

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It wouldn't surprise me if eventually, they're no longer needed by either the consumer or the artist.
Well - they are e.g. filtering (and though their would be some really good additional books out there - there would be a hell of a lot of crap), they can provide service (and a much better discussion base then a single author) to biggies like Amazon, etc - also I could think of e.g. Unions insted of .. say .. Sony.
I don't think they will disappear - but they are going to change, and they know it. This need not be bad for them - even a changed market can have very high (possibly even higher) profit margins.

I guess, that they are just trying to get as much money from it as they can, before it changes - and thus they can ignore disgrunteled customers (in their opionion) - at least this is the impression "they" cast on me.
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