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Well, if I trusted the author maybe. But if I do not know about the author or about the people doing the peer review i would not trust it after the peer review. I would start to trust it when the book is beeing used and accepted by the community and there is more feedback. At the university where I work the people choosing textbooks are reading them and checking them themselves before choosing them for a course. I do not think they really trust only a limited peer review.
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01-03-2008, 02:08 PM | #304 | |||
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But DRM in ebooks is transparent. No license files, nothing. Just tell the online store where you buy your book the PID of your device(s). That's all. It's like giving your address or your credit card number. That is all DRM most customers will ever see. And it is exactly the same with iTunes and the iPod. iTunes' files are DRM protected. But the customer will not be bothered with it in any way. That is the reason iTunes sell millions of files. And they are expensive compared to alternatives like on mp3sparks.com and the like, not to mention Emule and Co. Quote:
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01-03-2008, 03:11 PM | #306 | |
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Actually iTunes does not make loads of money for Apple considering that they make pennies per song sold since the vast majority of revenue goes to the artists/records; iPods make the real money and once drm music is gone for good, I will not be surprised if iTunes gets a major facelift like becoming a studio itself; after all if customers can go to Wal Mart and buy muisc to play on the iPod, why should Apple keep humoring the studios. Regarding the majority and e-books, well right now the majority of people do not buy e-books and I do not see this changing soon; and there are alternatives, something called the print book that has been doing well for a long time; to convince people to try e-books you gotta offer big advantages not big disadvantages like drm I like e-books but not at the cost of giving up the ability to read anywhere and anytime. let us have this discussion about the inevitability of drm when drm-ed e-books will represent something like 30% of the book market; until then I see nothing inevitable about drm |
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The "I don't see an alternative" excuse was old a long time ago. Here's the alternatives for authors: 1. Refuse to support eBooks - and stop making money because after a while everyone will only download the pirated versions. 2. Only offer eBooks with DRM - and stop making money because after a while everyone will only download the pirated versions. 3. Offer eBooks without DRM - and have at least a chance to make money. |
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The fact that they miss authors like Scott Siegler, who got his book in the top 10 lists of Amazon before the big publishers took him seriously. |
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I am speaking of what things will be tomorrow. A side note: When I was in college, one of my classes used a textbook that was "in process" (i.e. the instructor was writing it). The class actually helped the instructor write the book. |
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Where's the Mobipocket reader for my Nokia N800? Where's the Mobipocket reader for my OLPC XO? (I'm talking about the Mobipocket reader that's supported by Mobipocket and handles DRMed eBooks - not fbreader.) A "wide variety of devices" is not "all devices." |
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But a bestseller is a very good book for a publisher since it generates money that can be used to take risks with other books. And any method will miss some authors but so what? That does not mean that all or any other method is better.
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01-03-2008, 04:21 PM | #314 |
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I think some very good and well know author are word blind for example. From my point of view the most important thing is if the author can tell a story. Spelling and gramatical errors can be fixed by other people.
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