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Originally Posted by mogui
The consequences are dire for writers unless we can discover another business model. Two have been suggested here. One is DRM under author control, and another is advertising subsidy. Are there other ideas? Is there a better place than MR to discover them?
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Actually, I honestly believe the BAEN model is working, and will continue to work regardless of P2P popularity. It's easier (and therefore cheaper, considering that time is money for a lot of people) to get books there than off the darknet. The books are better organized, have nice descriptions with book covers and reviews, and sometimes there are extras like essays by authors or editors. And no DRM!
If all the books I wanted were available at BAEN, I'd go there first, and happily pay BAEN rates for them. I think nearly all science fiction fans would do the same, and in fact, I'd venture to bet that most
readers would do the same. That's why I'm really hoping the Tor-BAEN revival will come through.