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Old 02-20-2009, 03:25 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by ebookguru View Post
If you want an example - Check out how things are going for Cory Doctorow. He's an author who makes his books freely available under a Creative Commons license and he is selling more books because of it, not less. This doesn't have anything to do with Kindle readers, but it is a clear example of how opening something up pushes for growth.
With respect, that argument is a complete "red herring". Mr. Doctorow uses eBooks to advertise his paper books. If eBooks were to "take over" and people stopped buying pBooks, Mr. Doctorow's marketting model would no longer work.
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