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RWood · 08-05-2007, 10:34 PM

I have purchased an electronic copy of a book that I already owned in hardback form. Not that I couldn't scan it, OCR the scan, correct the errors, format it, convert it to LRF in BookDesigner, load it on my Sony Reader, and read it without the additional $12.95 expense. By my calculations that might make my salary less than $1.00 per hour for the book in question. I think I'm worth more.

CDs and even the old Lps are easier and quicker to convert.

Had the book not been a current issue but rather a classic that was out of copyright, not available on PG, not available anywhere, and could be shared; I would have gladly scanned it and performed the rest of the operations to offer it to the community.

When you consider the hours of labor it takes to convert even a simple book to electronic form, the cost of a download seems very reasonable.

So Harry, I guess we are both morons.

08-05-2007, 10:34 PM	#149
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I have purchased an electronic copy of a book that I already owned in hardback form. Not that I couldn't scan it, OCR the scan, correct the errors, format it, convert it to LRF in BookDesigner, load it on my Sony Reader, and read it without the additional $12.95 expense. By my calculations that might make my salary less than $1.00 per hour for the book in question. I think I'm worth more. CDs and even the old Lps are easier and quicker to convert. Had the book not been a current issue but rather a classic that was out of copyright, not available on PG, not available anywhere, and could be shared; I would have gladly scanned it and performed the rest of the operations to offer it to the community. When you consider the hours of labor it takes to convert even a simple book to electronic form, the cost of a download seems very reasonable. So Harry, I guess we are both morons.