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Ever heard of editors?
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Of course. Why do you think I wouldn't?
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How do you make any book stand out?
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By advertizing and word of mouth.
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Do you really want a world with a million authors who all just self publish on the web?
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Yes, I do.
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How will anyone ever choose? And if it happens, then the work of the publishers just will be taken over by "reviewers' websites" and you authors will have to shell out to get good reviews or top spaces on the search sites. So, we come back to Google, Apple, and Co.
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Back from where? Presently authors agree to many unfair things so the publisher publishes their books, and publishers try to influence reviewers. It's not like the situation was ever better than it would be.
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And please tell me, what "productive" work do you imagine will be left in the Western world if intellectual property is not being protected? Most of the jobs that produce physical goods are in Asia, what is left for you?
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What does that have to do with what is discussed here? Do you mean to say your ideas about the world are just a consequence of your economical situation?
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They will not be free. Are Google's services free? No, you pay for them by giving up your privacy, your data. And Google makes money off your data. The same thing will happen to books. It is NOT free.
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Yes, they are free. Completely free, and with time there will be more completely free good books.
Google's services are also free, as you can, if you wish, not give them any data that would bring a loss to you. There are people who make special email account for every place they register on, and waste many hours of their life managing that fiction. I also have nothing against Google making money off my data - their gain is not my loss.