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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
Here's the context for the Harper Lee May 2006 quote BeccaPrice provided in #9:
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/10...oft-pages.html
The above was written about four months before the Sony Reader was released, but there's no evidence she has changed her mind.
I've said that copyright is too long, but I still support it. If the author wants to make his or her book hard to obtain, or hard to read, I disagree, but would allow it. |
I've seen various others react in similar ways (defending the love of "
real" books), for example Bradbury. What I haven't seen is someone point out the equally real accessibility issues, such has those raised in this thread, and what their response was.
Sure, I've met some real prickly authors in my day, but I can't imagine too many (at least publicly), after having been asked the question about allowing ebooks in that context, saying, "f**K the disabled. I like real, printed books. End of discussion."
Many would probably give a vague, "hmm ...that is something new I have to consider." But many would also probably agree, at least in principle, that their works should be accessible. What that would mean practically in the long run is anyone's guess.
Has anyone seen/heard of an author's reaction to the ebook question within an accessibility for disabilities context? I would be interested to see examples.