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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
The closest analogy to ebooks would be cassette culture in the late 70s, where people recorded music in their bedroom and sold or gave them away through the post. Chumbawamba and Human League would probably be the most widely known of those, but there were thousands of people doing it to varying levels of competence. The Astronauts were the most competent of them all, of course  |
The closest analogy seems to be the current music world. It's so much easier to produce and distribute music than it was in the 70's. It's cheap and easy to make CDs; many bands will sell them at their shows. Plus, they can sell their music in MP3 format, without needing a record label.