Deep thoughts about ebooks

[danskmacabre]

Wow she's not at ALL bitter and twisted..

[fjtorres]

Some perspective on the terms of traditional publishing contracts:
http://www.validationpublishing.com/...3/07/1888.html

If a twenty-five-year-old writer signed a typical publishing contract (LIFE PLUS 70 YEARS) in 1888 and lived to be eighty, these are some of the events that took place in the world the year he or she would have signed that contract, which would still be enforceable today.

Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Valley of Fear"

National Geographic Society founded (Washington, DC)

"Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride & Kate Eddowes

John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans

Heavyweight Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds

English Football League established

Eastman Kodak forms

Queen Victoria grants William Mackinnons Imperial British

California gets its 1st seismograph

Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president

Congress creates Department of Labor

First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder.

1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz

1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins

National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time

Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).

John J Loud patents ballpoint pen

Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony premieres in St Petersburg

Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa

Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear

P.T. Barnum says, "There's a sucker born every minute."

Says a lot about copyright length, eh?