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I think were there sufficient demand to counterbalance the potential awkwardness of publishing something which will offend, they would still be publishing it. N

I think were there sufficient demand to counterbalance the potential awkwardness of publishing something which will offend, they would still be publishing it. Nobody is stopping them doing so. Indeed, if someone felt so strongly about this that they wished to see it re-published, there is probably a sum of money which would acquire the rights and allow them to do so. This book has not been banned. Should someone acquire the rights to it and decide to publish, they may do so unhindered. There are, however, many creative works which are no longer published because they are just too far from what people would see as fine now. They're generally unlamented, but nothing is stopping someone from publishing them again, if they fancy losing money.

slibhb 6y ago
> I think were there sufficient demand to counterbalance the potential awkwardness of publishing something which will offend, they would still be publishing it. Do you have any evidence that customer demand is driving this decision? Anyway I think you're missing the point entirely. These books no longer being published is part of a broader pattern in which an intolerant minority dictates things to a mostly indifferent majority. Should 5% of the population dictate to 95% of the population? If most people find X offensive, I think it's fine if that gets priced into a publisher's decision. But if 5% of people (who graduated from elite colleges and were quickly hired by venerable institutions) find X offensive while the rest of the population doesn't give a shit, then I think those 5% should shove it.
- watwut 6y ago
  If most people are indifderent to some book, the book wont sell amd wont be printed anymore. You need people who actually like and want it for it to continue to be in print. Or I guess shorter copyright, so that it is on guttenberg.

slibhb 6y ago

> I think were there sufficient demand to counterbalance the potential awkwardness of publishing something which will offend, they would still be publishing it. Do you have any evidence that customer demand is driving this decision? Anyway I think you're missing the point entirely. These books no longer being published is part of a broader pattern in which an intolerant minority dictates things to a mostly indifferent majority. Should 5% of the population dictate to 95% of the population? If most people find X offensive, I think it's fine if that gets priced into a publisher's decision. But if 5% of people (who graduated from elite colleges and were quickly hired by venerable institutions) find X offensive while the rest of the population doesn't give a shit, then I think those 5% should shove it.

watwut 6y ago
If most people are indifderent to some book, the book wont sell amd wont be printed anymore. You need people who actually like and want it for it to continue to be in print. Or I guess shorter copyright, so that it is on guttenberg.