Re: Paul Krugman holds forth on the future of publishing

Quite so; freelance writers and publishers are no more 
immune to technological change than the people who used to 
craft buggy whips. If they can get customers under the 
current technological conditions, that's great; if not then 
they'd better find something else to do.

Where the whole thing becomes sinister for me is when it 
motivates writers and publishers to actively suppress other 
writing that might interfere with their sales. The film 
industry has recently revived the DVD that self-destructs 
after 48 hours (http://tinyurl.com/4ulvom). How long before 
some publishing genius comes up with the self-destructing 
eBook? If you want to read a book twice, then pay twice, 
buster!

Jon.

soufron wrote:
> I am perfectly okay to pay an author the amount of hours he spent  
> writing his book. Just like a teacher is paid the amount of hours he  
> will teach.
> 
> That means how much for JK Rowling?
> 
> That means how much for you?
> 
> But the, the books would have to become public domain.
> 
> Why in hell would authors get paid after they obtained the fair amount  
> of money they deserve for the number of hours they worked?
> 
> Jean-Baptiste Soufron
> Avocat à la Cour
> 
> +33 (0) 617 962 457
> 

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