Re: The Seven Types Of Pirate

On Oct 21, 2010, at 1:20 PM, Brenna Lyons wrote:

>> How long have we been dealing with digital content in any important way:
>> ten years? These things are changing, and will change, but different
>> stakeholders have different interests.
>> 
> 
> Try closer to 20. I deal with people every day that were digitally published
> and selling that long ago. Some of those early publishers are still up and
> running today. I've been in the industry for almost 10 years, and I am a
> second wave adopter not a first wave.

I said in any "important" way. I worked with a French digital publisher 15 years ago, but they sold peanuts and went under after a few years. It's only about ten years that ebook publishing had any traction, and it's only since the Kindle that it's gone mainstream.


Kirk

*Author of Take Control of iTunes 10: The FAQ*
http://www.mcelhearn.com/itunes
Twitter: @mcelhearn








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