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Uhm, or they just want to read and can't afford to spend money on books? LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 10/12/2010 05:56:53 PM
Unless you're talking about those that pirate the books to begin with. In which case I agree, although some may be doing it out of some self-righteous ideal that literature should be free or something.
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E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature Larry - 08/12/2010 02:31:00 AM 1200 Views
So we shouldn't just hook up writers to huge hamster wheels and force them to write and run? Tom - 08/12/2010 04:58:16 AM 1255 Views
I agree with most of what you say, Tom Larry - 09/12/2010 03:16:48 AM 840 Views
Let us say "materialistic culture". Tom - 09/12/2010 03:30:39 AM 838 Views
That'll work Larry - 09/12/2010 03:41:18 AM 743 Views
Speaking of camels through the eyes of needles... Tom - 10/12/2010 03:09:09 AM 715 Views
Re: Speaking of camels through the eyes of needles... Larry - 10/12/2010 11:25:41 AM 792 Views
I think that the idea of "the commodification of literature" is one that is flawed Brian - 08/12/2010 07:53:50 AM 964 Views
I think you misunderstand me, to some extent at least Larry - 09/12/2010 03:19:20 AM 789 Views
Discussions of ebook piracy are largely irrelevant until more people use e-readers. Ghavrel - 08/12/2010 10:41:40 AM 836 Views
E-piracy is a symptom, not a cause Larry - 09/12/2010 03:22:05 AM 817 Views
Uhm, or they just want to read and can't afford to spend money on books? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2010 05:56:53 PM 711 Views
Re: E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature Macharius - 09/12/2010 03:46:39 AM 805 Views
I'm with you. callandor1000 - 11/12/2010 01:34:54 PM 823 Views
Authors get compensated for libraries. *NM* Camilla - 11/12/2010 05:05:30 PM 353 Views
That varies by location. ranagrande - 11/12/2010 08:07:52 PM 798 Views
I think you are conflating the text and the book. Camilla - 11/12/2010 05:04:37 PM 827 Views
That's not my argument at all Larry - 11/12/2010 08:13:36 PM 747 Views
The whole thing gets even weirder with libraries. beetnemesis - 13/12/2010 04:46:15 PM 915 Views
Sorry...as soon as you said you injected Marxist ideas into it I had to stop reading...otherwise dacole - 19/12/2010 06:10:12 AM 751 Views
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