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Recent popularity? The graph basically says that copyrighted works older than 10-15 years are simply ignored. Public domain works, however, are almost as widesp
by drcube 15y ago
Recent popularity? The graph basically says that copyrighted works older than 10-15 years are simply ignored. Public domain works, however, are almost as widespread as recent blockbusters.
- floppydisk 15y agoI would posit the graph is showing the ephemeral popularity of books that either represent seminal landmarks in literature, philosophy, or other categories that lend themselves well to the written word OR republications of books from the public domain for use in the classroom. For instance, several courses I took in Uni required books like Plato's Republic and Thomas Paine's Common Sense. Works that are in the public domain but were republished more recently.