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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
I wonder whether, on balance, the digital world will be worse for those wishing to create. Balancing an expectation of a lower price and the dangers of the high seas, the digital world opens up a massive global market that can be easily searched etc. Cost of entry is much lower, and artists can market their work more directly, relying on fewer middle-men (if any) between them and their customers.
So, I think that it's too early to say that artists will suffer. Massively successful authors may make less, but a large number of authors may be able to make some money, have some success, where before they would simply not have been published.
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It's too early to say for sure, as we have to see how the market changes, whether publishers/labels etc. stay around and keep taking such large cuts of sales, whether laws change to handle theft of digital books, albums etc. to fight piracy.
But I'd be very worried if I was a successful author, musician etc. in today's world. It's great for up and coming people who can get their material into consumers hands where as they couldn't before the internet age.
But it's nothing but a threat to profits for those who already mainstream successes.
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Originally Posted by daffy4u
I HATE that idea. I am NOT going to pay hardcover price for an ebook no matter when it is released. No, a thousand times no!  |
Then you wait a few months for the e-book price to drop when the paperback comes out. Just like you waited for the paperback if you wanted the book cheaper back before e-books.