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There's a number of authors who are making absolute clowns of themselves over this, including a number who I'd of formerly named as some of my favourite ones. Turns out instead of being smart, they're simply self-centred. Go figure, I'll just buy them second hand forever more.
One of my housemates who also posts on these issues, but tends to go to blogs rather than forums, has just thrown two Scalzi books of his out the window in the garden and is frothing at the mouth. And after reading why, I cannot disagree with him. He was genuinely trying to have a rational discussion and to help, and the sheer level of rudeness displayed would of caused me to walk away regardless. I think he may have a point about allowing the idiots to burn, honestly, if the view is that black, white and self-righteous.
The only even remotely sensible analysis I've seen so far is Cory Doctorow, and even he hasn't addressed the issue of why book publishers should have the right to set prices. (And personally, I don't much like his books, and actively dislike the latest, Makers)
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