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Originally Posted by Barcey
I expect that there were legally binding contracts around the rights for large print edition books. Are they going to go after Amazon because the Kindle allows you to change the font size?
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Aren't you conflating print books with ebooks? I don't think that argument works.
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I'm not suggesting it's easy to fix but if mistakes are made you don't try to change the world to accommodate the mistakes. You have to recognize that it was a mistake and stop doing it. It's like regional restrictions on ebook sales. It makes no sense when selling electronic media, it can't be enforced and does nothing but feed lawyers. Sooner or later you have to stop trying to fight it and sooner is easier then later. I just don't understand why he's so vocally fighting this losing battle.
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Maybe it is a losing battle. You could well be right. But some people thought it was a losing battle when they took on Google. And some people thought it was a losing battle when the Writers Guild (screenwriters, a different org altogether) took on the studios for a piece of web and DVD profit.
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I sure didn't intend to give the impression that I thought author's were greedy and I personally think they don't get sufficient compensation proportional to the total sales.
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You didn't.
I wasn't really referring to your post; it just reminded me of others.