Comments on: It’s time to take notice when The Economist worries about your business model http://www.electricalphabet.net/2008/06/09/its-time-to-take-notice-when-the-economist-worries-about-your-business-model/ Writing and publishing in the digital near-future Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:46:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Digital doesn’t only mean e-books « Electric Alphabet http://www.electricalphabet.net/2008/06/09/its-time-to-take-notice-when-the-economist-worries-about-your-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Digital doesn’t only mean e-books « Electric Alphabet Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:57:00 +0000 http://electricalphabet.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-83 [...] Content, Publishing Author and journalist Gary Kemble made a great comment in response to my last post that I wanted to elevate to the main blog since it’s worth talking about. I  interviewed [...] [...] Content, Publishing Author and journalist Gary Kemble made a great comment in response to my last post that I wanted to elevate to the main blog since it’s worth talking about. I  interviewed [...]

]]> By: Gary Kemble http://www.electricalphabet.net/2008/06/09/its-time-to-take-notice-when-the-economist-worries-about-your-business-model/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Gary Kemble Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:36:07 +0000 http://electricalphabet.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-82 I interviewed Cory Doctorow a couple of years back. I asked him if film companies had the right to protect their multi-million dollar investment in a film by trying to stop online sharing of movies. He said: "That's kind of like saying the Catholic church invests three generations of labour into the construction of a cathedral, how will religion continue after this Protestant Reformation of yours, right? Well, I don't think the important thing is cathedrals." http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1616706.htm Same goes for books. I think once someone comes up with a user-friendly, cheap, eye-friendly and nice-to-use ebook reader, it's game over. I like books. I like to buy Stephen King books, because I'm a fan. I think I would do this regardless of ebooks. BUT, a lot of books I read, I'm kinda *meh*. So basically, I think a lot of people will buy most of their books in electronic format then, if they really like the book, may go out and buy the dead tree version. I interviewed Cory Doctorow a couple of years back. I asked him if film companies had the right to protect their multi-million dollar investment in a film by trying to stop online sharing of movies.

He said: “That’s kind of like saying the Catholic church invests three generations of labour into the construction of a cathedral, how will religion continue after this Protestant Reformation of yours, right? Well, I don’t think the important thing is cathedrals.”

http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1616706.htm

Same goes for books. I think once someone comes up with a user-friendly, cheap, eye-friendly and nice-to-use ebook reader, it’s game over.

I like books. I like to buy Stephen King books, because I’m a fan. I think I would do this regardless of ebooks. BUT, a lot of books I read, I’m kinda *meh*.

So basically, I think a lot of people will buy most of their books in electronic format then, if they really like the book, may go out and buy the dead tree version.

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