tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post6481289100599003918..comments2023-09-07T04:13:08.133-04:00Comments on johndegen.com: book piracy examined furtherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-46846167406132016202010-02-15T23:26:54.508-05:002010-02-15T23:26:54.508-05:00" One of the markets that fails consistently ..." One of the markets that fails consistently is run by your friends in the publishing industry, who refuse to acknowledge the attested fact that free distribution of E-books does not harm P-book sales."<br /><br />Why assume all worthy e-books will necessarily appear in print format?Finn Harvorhttp://conversationsinthebooktrade.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-39134698866886795692010-02-06T00:04:34.279-05:002010-02-06T00:04:34.279-05:00I spend a lot of money on books, there are over 10...I spend a lot of money on books, there are over 10,000 books in the house, and another major expense is bookshelves (IKEA loves me).<br /><br />One of the big issues with Ebooks is Digital Restrictions Management. That is the reason that I will not buy a Kindle, however I'll happily buy just about anything published by Baen (in many cases you get a CD in the book, with copies of all that authors books, which has lead to me buying more books by that author from Baen).<br /><br />The point being, I can take a hard copy book anywhere, and read it anytime. With an EBook on the Kindle, I have to take the Kindle with me. With an EBook from Baen, I can use in on any of my three personal laptops, which run three different operating systems. Which makes more sense?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354974465136846413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-19046727165995616682010-02-05T16:52:09.192-05:002010-02-05T16:52:09.192-05:00Joe,
So the market failure in the Stephen King ex...Joe,<br /><br />So the market failure in the Stephen King example is that the Under the Dome e-book is not distributed for free? In that case, wouldn't all theft be simply a response to market failure? <br /><br />How exactly is your fact about no harm coming to physical books through e-piracy "attested"? I've heard it claimed many times, but has it been proven?<br /><br />I must insist that book pirates do claim illicit ownership, certainly the evidence of this confession suggests that. Whether or not he can justify it morally by referring to market failure, this pirate claims an IP right that does not belong to him.<br /><br />Re: being high and mighty -- I won't criticize your hobbies if you don't criticize mine.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803855978550653817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38495605.post-84973683966841861152010-02-05T14:58:32.781-05:002010-02-05T14:58:32.781-05:00John, you always start out mere inches from a good...John, you always start out mere inches from a good idea, then your cannonball ejaculates from its tube and you end up somewhere off the event horizon.<br /><br />“Book pirates” do not believe whatever books they can find are “theirs,” especially not the ones who scan and copy-edit or just retype them. They are responding to market failure. One of the markets that fails consistently is run by your friends in the publishing industry, who refuse to acknowledge the attested fact that free distribution of E-books does not harm P-book sales. Nor need such distribution interfere with paid sales.<br /><br />Just for once, stop being so high and mighty. I don’t think even you know what you’re trying to stick up for half the time.Joe Clarkhttp://joeclark.org/weblogs/noreply@blogger.com