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Snowman · 01-18-2010, 08:30 PM

We considering setting up a new ePublishing business, taking on some of the best ideas out there, and invite any interested MR members.

Name will be something like Axe, Sugar&Spice, CleverNonFiction, SmallColdBird, etc.

For our readers convenience, we will invent a new and totally different DRM scheme, and will only ever Geographically restrict all books to any of the top-level country domains at random. We will change this round periodically so that potential buyers will gain access eventually. Possibly. Or then again not. Note that if a book forms part of a series, we will guarantee that it will not have the same country domain as any of the others in the series.

Since it is vital for both us and our lawyers to know all about our customers, to set up an account, customers will have to supply us with (1) a recent bank statement; (2) a recent credit card statement; (3) passport; (4) driver's licence; (5) A recent ISP statement, or some other Government issued document; (6) A signed and witnessed statement that the cusomer will NEVER look at usenet, NEVER use Google or other search engine to look for books, and that the customer will NEVER access any torrents or torrent sites - indeed the customer must declare that there is no torrent client installed on any computer at their location. Slowshare and MediaAshes are right out. Copies of any of these documents are NOT acceptable.

Customers should sent their documentation along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to us at
Customer Support Dept,
Cubby between Janitor and Coffee-machine,
3rd basement on the left.

Should we deign to reply, the welcome pack will include a pair of glasses with the special lenses required for reading our material. Unfortunately, this means that there will be a non-refundable set-up cost involved, so customers must please enclose a money order.

Customer accounts will need to be renewed at least annually, and documentation requirements will be the same as for initial setup.

All incoming emails will be promptly and accurately dealt with by /dev/null.

The company motto we are currently considering is
"Ever serve you right".

Even with this rather sketchy business plan, I'm sure we can put virtually all our publishing competition out of business if not overnight, then very soon.

We welcome any other helpful suggestions from all the knowledgable people out there (but please see the note about emails, above).

Snowman

01-18-2010, 08:30 PM	#48
Snowman Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 3566 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: London UK Device: iPhone 5, Kindle K3, Kindle Voyage	A New Approach to ePublishing We considering setting up a new ePublishing business, taking on some of the best ideas out there, and invite any interested MR members. Name will be something like Axe, Sugar&Spice, CleverNonFiction, SmallColdBird, etc. For our readers convenience, we will invent a new and totally different DRM scheme, and will only ever Geographically restrict all books to any of the top-level country domains at random. We will change this round periodically so that potential buyers will gain access eventually. Possibly. Or then again not. Note that if a book forms part of a series, we will guarantee that it will not have the same country domain as any of the others in the series. Since it is vital for both us and our lawyers to know all about our customers, to set up an account, customers will have to supply us with (1) a recent bank statement; (2) a recent credit card statement; (3) passport; (4) driver's licence; (5) A recent ISP statement, or some other Government issued document; (6) A signed and witnessed statement that the cusomer will NEVER look at usenet, NEVER use Google or other search engine to look for books, and that the customer will NEVER access any torrents or torrent sites - indeed the customer must declare that there is no torrent client installed on any computer at their location. Slowshare and MediaAshes are right out. Copies of any of these documents are NOT acceptable. Customers should sent their documentation along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to us at Customer Support Dept, Cubby between Janitor and Coffee-machine, 3rd basement on the left. Should we deign to reply, the welcome pack will include a pair of glasses with the special lenses required for reading our material. Unfortunately, this means that there will be a non-refundable set-up cost involved, so customers must please enclose a money order. Customer accounts will need to be renewed at least annually, and documentation requirements will be the same as for initial setup. All incoming emails will be promptly and accurately dealt with by /dev/null. The company motto we are currently considering is "Ever serve you right". Even with this rather sketchy business plan, I'm sure we can put virtually all our publishing competition out of business if not overnight, then very soon. We welcome any other helpful suggestions from all the knowledgable people out there (but please see the note about emails, above). Snowman Last edited by Snowman; 01-18-2010 at 08:45 PM.