RE: "The Elusive E-book"

Me thinks you are having a bit of fun playing devil's advocate ;)
Aaron J. WalkerPublisher
http://www.walkbroadpublishing.com


To: ebook-community-hHKSG33Tihig7M29m/[email protected]: [email protected]: Mon, 12 May 2008 09:16:38 -0700Subject: Re: [ebook-community] "The Elusive E-book"




> > And, of course, this presupposes that money is the only adequate form> > of recompense. Wikipedia, a truly astounding work of collaborative> > authorship, wasn't written for money. The authors got something else> > out of the endeavor. Writing, and reading, are booming; it's just not> > what we used to think of as books, back in the last century. And> > maybe that's OK.> > But those people have day jobs. You can't feed a family on prestige. > In fact, families have this annoying way of thinking that your hobbies > shouldn't interfere with your ability to put food on the table and > shelter over the table.Have no fear! This should not impede the generation of realmasterpieces. History has shown us that great artists will usuallyput their art before their family. :-)Bill 






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