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Originally Posted by nekokami
I agree with you about the cassette tape analogy, I just thought the used book analogy might resonate more with publishers.
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should, yes... but I think that, because the used book industry is basically thought of by the publishing industry as "Everybody's still profiting on our work but
US," I think it may be contributing to why the publishers cannot get a handle on e-books. They do not see it as a profit source, they see it as a faster track to the no-profit-land of used books, something that I'm sure they'd nuke if they could.
I maintain that publishers need a fresh perspective, to see how this new medium can profit them. We've made quite a few good suggestions in these forums, from better-designed formats and DRM, to paper/digital packages, co-ops, ads, delivery systems, price-point guidelines, and similar industries (like music). It's up to them to read, and learn, and apply these suggestions, as companies like Adobe and Sony are at least
trying to do, and as independent publishers (and little guys like me) are trying to do.