How To Turn Customers Into Pirates - Page 3

Greg Anos · 03-01-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

It's ridiculous, isn't it? I don't know if it's old-age, or what, but it really sours my impressions of him. I hate that, when you love an authors work and they end up being a complete and utter nutjob

It happens to people, writers or not. At a certain point in life, people often try to shut out the change going on around them. I guess they just can't cope with the changes anymore. Me, I just try to keep a place in the Great Parade in front of The Man Who Traveled In Elephants, rather than behind him...

fugazied · 03-01-2009, 08:40 PM

Brilliant letter to the company hehe. It kind of puzzles me that the e-book and publishing industry hasn't learned from the obvious mistakes of the music and film industry.

Ak Mike · 03-02-2009, 03:09 AM

I haven't read any Bradbury in quite a few years, but this attitude towards e-books is absolutely consistent with his point of view going back more than half a century: he hates science, hates the future, and would clearly prefer to be living in 1909 rather than 2009.

dadioflex · 03-02-2009, 07:14 AM

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dadioflex · 03-02-2009, 07:17 AM

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Sweetpea · 03-02-2009, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Moejoe

As to the unknown, or as I like to put it, unofficial authors, this is the opportunity we've all been waiting for. We can have control again, full control if we so desire, from beginning to end. We don't have to think of slanting to markets or aiming for some theoretical lowest-common-demoninator. For the first time in a long time we can write for the sheer pleasure and send it out there into the wild-blue and see what happens. We can forge one-on-one relationships with readers, bypassing all the mess of the traditional system.

Or you can make people notice your books. When the trilogy "Legends of Dune" came out, the authors published 3 short stories too. One before each book in the trilogy. You could download these short stories free from their website (which, naturally, also contained links to their other books). Voila, free advertisement! (say a book is free, and you'll get lots of readers, suddenly

) And people will become curious about the "real" books and, hopefully, buy them.

But then, all their books are available in e-book format, so they have embraced the new technology.

zelda_pinwheel · 03-02-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Or you can make people notice your books. When the trilogy "Legends of Dune" came out, the authors published 3 short stories too. One before each book in the trilogy. You could download these short stories free from their website (which, naturally, also contained links to their other books). Voila, free advertisement! (say a book is free, and you'll get lots of readers, suddenly

) And people will become curious about the "real" books and, hopefully, buy them.

But then, all their books are available in e-book format, so they have embraced the new technology.

yep, that is an excellent way to get publicity and develop a reader base. i think more and more authors are realising that. not all though, clearly...

Over · 03-02-2009, 09:19 AM

I don't see why this whole story should encourage piracy. It should encourage chaging of software company.

If I go to a restaurant and the waiter is rude, I might not come back to that place again, but surely I won't try to steal their food. :P

Sweetpea · 03-02-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Over

I don't see why this whole story should encourage piracy. It should encourage chaging of software company.

If I go to a restaurant and the waiter is rude, I might not come back to that place again, but surely I won't try to steal their food. :P

Yes, but you probably have your pick of restaurants. But sometimes you can't be picky about software. There isn't always an alternative.

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03-01-2009, 08:40 PM	#32
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	Brilliant letter to the company hehe. It kind of puzzles me that the e-book and publishing industry hasn't learned from the obvious mistakes of the music and film industry.

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Ak Mike Enthusiast Posts: 31 Karma: 105 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alaska Device: Kindle DX; Motorola Xoom	I haven't read any Bradbury in quite a few years, but this attitude towards e-books is absolutely consistent with his point of view going back more than half a century: he hates science, hates the future, and would clearly prefer to be living in 1909 rather than 2009.

03-02-2009, 09:19 AM	#38
Over Wizard Posts: 1,462 Karma: 6061516 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cascais, Portugal Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2", OnePlus 6	I don't see why this whole story should encourage piracy. It should encourage chaging of software company. If I go to a restaurant and the waiter is rude, I might not come back to that place again, but surely I won't try to steal their food. :P