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I love your books, but "rent-seeking intermediaries" is a pretty insulting way to refer to the people that bring your words to me, isn't it? You've written eno
by waterlesscloud 17y ago
I love your books, but "rent-seeking intermediaries" is a pretty insulting way to refer to the people that bring your words to me, isn't it? You've written enough economic reality into your work that I know you realize those truck drivers and store clerks are performing necessary work, and the "rent-seeking" is necessary so that those people get paid for their work.
And I know you must know this fact too- Ebook prices are going to come down, dramatically. It's going to happen, due to market forces. Publishers are going to have to adapt. There's not going to be a choice. They can lament. They can complain. That's understandable. I would too.
It's still going to happen.
Whether or not it's fair, or affordable, or even desirable.
So what's the plan to deal with that?
- cstross 17y agoSo what's the plan to deal with that? Unfortunately, I can't answer that. See also: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/01/the-monetization-paradox-or-wh.html http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/01/the-mone...
- waterlesscloud 17y agoThanks for the link. I'm sure you and a number of other very smart people are trying to figure out viable paths. I know it's not clear what the right solution looks like, but it is pretty certain that it's going to involve disruption to the current model and discomfort to the current players.