Comments on: ‘Bits, bands and books, paying for creativity in a digital world’: Ugh, a bit too much, Paul http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/06/bits-bands-and-books-paying-for-creativity-in-a-digital-world-ugh-a-bit-too-much-paul/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:01:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/06/bits-bands-and-books-paying-for-creativity-in-a-digital-world-ugh-a-bit-too-much-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-820741 Mike Cane Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:32:32 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/06/bits-bands-and-books-paying-for-creativity-in-a-digital-world-ugh-a-bit-too-much-paul/#comment-820741 Before I came here, I zeroed in on the same para. Naturally, I lacked your charity: http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/east-coast-corporate-liberal-meets-an-ebook/ Before I came here, I zeroed in on the same para.

Naturally, I lacked your charity:
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/06/06/east-coast-corporate-liberal-meets-an-ebook/

]]> By: Rob Preece http://www.teleread.org/2008/06/06/bits-bands-and-books-paying-for-creativity-in-a-digital-world-ugh-a-bit-too-much-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-820708 Rob Preece Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:55:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/06/06/bits-bands-and-books-paying-for-creativity-in-a-digital-world-ugh-a-bit-too-much-paul/#comment-820708 I agree. Spare me the Grateful Dead with their T-shirts. And spare me, too, college professors who have to pay publishers rather than getting paid by publishers. I've got no problem with these models--heck, I sell t-shirts myself (although I don't mark them up--I'd just be happy if some of my authors would wear them and promote the business), but I really don't want to base my business on it. As far as authors making their money reading snippets in coffee shops, great--knock yourself out, although I don't see any money for publishers in this model. I wonder, though, what Krugman would say if someone told him he'd have to give his college lectures for free and make his money giving Economics slams at the student union and selling MV=PT-shirts (an economics joke). Rob Preece Publisher, www.BooksForABuck.com I agree. Spare me the Grateful Dead with their T-shirts. And spare me, too, college professors who have to pay publishers rather than getting paid by publishers. I’ve got no problem with these models–heck, I sell t-shirts myself (although I don’t mark them up–I’d just be happy if some of my authors would wear them and promote the business), but I really don’t want to base my business on it.

As far as authors making their money reading snippets in coffee shops, great–knock yourself out, although I don’t see any money for publishers in this model. I wonder, though, what Krugman would say if someone told him he’d have to give his college lectures for free and make his money giving Economics slams at the student union and selling MV=PT-shirts (an economics joke).

Rob Preece
Publisher, http://www.BooksForABuck.com

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