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Patricia · 02-02-2009, 08:42 PM

"Industry" means several things, not always commercial. I can show great industry at book conversion. "Supporting the ebook industry" can mean "supporting all the processes involved in ebook making with great energy or devotion."

Here's a number of dictionary definitions:

Commercial production and sale of goods.
A specific branch of manufacture and trade: the textile industry. See synonyms at business.
The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises: government regulation of industry.
Industrial management.
Energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence: demonstrated great intelligence and industry as a prosecutor.
Ongoing work or study associated with a specified subject or figure: the Civil War industry; the Hemingway industry.
Archaeology.
A collection of artifacts or tools made from a specified material: a Mesolithic bone industry.
A standardized tradition of toolmaking associated with a specified tool or culture: a stone hand-ax industry; the Acheulian industry.
[Middle English industrie, skill, from Old French, from Latin industria, diligence, from feminine of industrius, diligent.]

WORD HISTORY A clear indication of the way in which human effort has been harnessed as a force for the commercial production of goods and services is the change in meaning of the word industry. Coming from the Latin word industria, meaning “diligent activity directed to some purpose,” and its descendant, Old French industrie, with the senses “activity,” “ability,” and “a trade or occupation,” our word (first recorded in 1475) originally meant “skill,” “a device,” and “diligence” as well as “a trade.” Over the course of the Industrial Revolution, as more and more human effort became involved in producing goods and services for sale, the last sense of industry as well as the slightly newer sense “systematic work or habitual employment” grew in importance, to a large extent taking over the word. We can even speak now of the Shakespeare industry, rather like the garment industry
http://www.answers.com/industry

Kris777 · 02-06-2009, 02:36 AM

Good article in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cor...1doctorow.html

I think we can say that Cory Doctorow with his free ebooks supporting the ebook industry

dadioflex · 02-06-2009, 12:21 PM

Edit.

mosteo · 02-07-2009, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Yes, Tommy, you may take that as an "official MobileRead statement" if you wish.

I'm curious about your relation with MobileRead, to be considered official (honest asking).

More generally, is there such a thing as an official "Read this first, community rules" or the like somewhere from the ones paying MR bills? I have not stumped into it, and is an usual thing in many forums.

HarryT · 02-07-2009, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mosteo

I'm curious about your relation with MobileRead, to be considered official (honest asking).

Those people whose names at the left side of the screen appear in red (I think it's red - I'm colour blind!) are MR moderators, editors, or other such positions.

lilac_jive · 02-07-2009, 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Those people whose names at the left side of the screen appear in red (I think it's red - I'm colour blind!) are MR moderators, editors, or other such positions.

I think it might be green, but I'm colorblind too so that won't help much

mosteo · 02-07-2009, 11:27 AM

It's indeed green

Thanks!

pilotbob · 02-07-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Those people whose names at the left side of the screen appear in red (I think it's red - I'm colour blind!) are MR moderators, editors, or other such positions.

Doh... I never even noticed that before. Shows how observant I am.

BOb

Kris777 · 02-08-2009, 01:03 AM

What must be done to make my name green too?

pilotbob · 02-08-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Kris777

What must be done to make my name green too?

You must make monthly cash payments to Alex.

BOb

desertgrandma · 02-08-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

You must make monthly cash payments to Alex.

BOb

Large monthly cash payments.

pilotbob · 02-08-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Large monthly cash payments.

In small unmarked bills.

BOb

Kris777 · 02-08-2009, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desertgrandma

Large monthly cash payments.

Alex, how much?

desertgrandma · 02-08-2009, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris777

Alex, how much?

This really should be pm'd.......we don't care to know the sordid details.............

bigmoney · 02-09-2009, 06:04 AM

Don't forget the helicopter

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02-02-2009, 08:42 PM	#31
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	"Industry" means several things, not always commercial. I can show great industry at book conversion. "Supporting the ebook industry" can mean "supporting all the processes involved in ebook making with great energy or devotion." Here's a number of dictionary definitions: Commercial production and sale of goods. A specific branch of manufacture and trade: the textile industry. See synonyms at business. The sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises: government regulation of industry. Industrial management. Energetic devotion to a task or an endeavor; diligence: demonstrated great intelligence and industry as a prosecutor. Ongoing work or study associated with a specified subject or figure: the Civil War industry; the Hemingway industry. Archaeology. A collection of artifacts or tools made from a specified material: a Mesolithic bone industry. A standardized tradition of toolmaking associated with a specified tool or culture: a stone hand-ax industry; the Acheulian industry. [Middle English industrie, skill, from Old French, from Latin industria, diligence, from feminine of industrius, diligent.] WORD HISTORY A clear indication of the way in which human effort has been harnessed as a force for the commercial production of goods and services is the change in meaning of the word industry. Coming from the Latin word industria, meaning “diligent activity directed to some purpose,” and its descendant, Old French industrie, with the senses “activity,” “ability,” and “a trade or occupation,” our word (first recorded in 1475) originally meant “skill,” “a device,” and “diligence” as well as “a trade.” Over the course of the Industrial Revolution, as more and more human effort became involved in producing goods and services for sale, the last sense of industry as well as the slightly newer sense “systematic work or habitual employment” grew in importance, to a large extent taking over the word. We can even speak now of the Shakespeare industry, rather like the garment industry http://www.answers.com/industry

02-06-2009, 02:36 AM	#32
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	Good article in Forbes: http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cor...1doctorow.html I think we can say that Cory Doctorow with his free ebooks supporting the ebook industry

02-07-2009, 11:27 AM	#37
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02-08-2009, 01:03 AM	#39
Kris777 Banned Posts: 1,767 Karma: 2520493 Join Date: Oct 2008 Device: Nexus 7, jetBook-Lite, jetBook mini, Toshiba Thrive, JETBOOK COLOR	What must be done to make my name green too?

02-09-2009, 06:04 AM	#45
bigmoney Connoisseur Posts: 50 Karma: 110 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: BeBook w/ OpenInkpot	Don't forget the helicopter