Thread: Ebooks: Scarcity, abundance and economy
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Old 03-22-2012, 12:18 PM   #49
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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan View Post

So I suspect an ebook system making everyone pay--but with micropayments that few would oppose because of their low impact on the wallet--would be more effective than essentially hoping for what amounts to donations from a few patrons.
I can't see how you can force everyone to pay if they don't want to. You'd be more likely to get a Youtube type deal where you get a share of the advertising revenue based on number of unique "hits" you generate. With "viewers" getting everything for free in return for their statistical and other data.

I think there's something like that in Japan, or the closest here would be Amazon's library where you get some small amount each time your title is borrowed. Either way, "free" to consumers is the way it's going. If Amazon didn't have a minimum price for ebooks we would already be there.
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