> Instead we get lots of publishing history in different media tells the story. "Broadcast media" was always suspect from the point of view of artsy, sophistic

> Instead we get lots of publishing history in different media tells the story. "Broadcast media" was always suspect from the point of view of artsy, sophisticated and niche circles.. and I do mean circles, because publishing, content creation, and fans are all different people and need each other to make it work. This has been done "well" over and over.. but in the digital realms the incentives and mechanisms are powerful in overwhelming ways. More people than have ever existed in previous eras, are involved now. Cory Doctorow has plenty of (imperfect) insight into some of these things.. a local bookstore and network of those used to be an answer.. evolution is not over