Re: Re: Ebook Pirate

Marion Gropen <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.culture.literature.ebook-community
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Feb 13, 2009, at 7:26 PM, drewr0binson wrote:

> Hmmm... I don't know.
>
> Think of a library. You know -- that place where you get a book, read
> it, yet never actually own a physical copy. Sound familiar?
>
> E-books should be like library books -- free.
>
> Just go to any torrent search site and type the word "fiction". You
> can download THOUSANDS. This is the way the written word SHOULD be.



WHY? Why is the work of writing any less worthy of compensation than  
any other work?

And, if you don't think that, then HOW would you ensure that authors  
get paid?


Marion Gropen
Gropen Associates, Inc.
By-The-Question Consulting,  Tools for Publishers, & Classes
www.GropenAssoc.com
Her blog: www.GropenAssoc.com/blog





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