Comments on: Jim Baen, 62, beloved SF publisher and e-book visionary, goes to another universe http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/jim-baen-goes-to-another-universe/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pond http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/jim-baen-goes-to-another-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-66402 pond Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:30:40 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5116#comment-66402 Jim Baen understood. He approached publishing, paper and digital, from the simple perspective: "What would I like to read? How would I like to read it?" A wonderful anecdote on how Baen's unencrypted, free etexts changed a girl's life can be found at: http://bigbananaslug.livejournal.com/28719.html where the author recounts how his dyslexic daughter scored very well on her ACT tests, and was able to get into college, thanks to a combination of Baen's etexts and speech-reading software. Brings a lump to my throat, anyway. Thanks, Jim. Jim Baen understood. He approached publishing, paper and digital, from the simple perspective: “What would I like to read? How would I like to read it?”

A wonderful anecdote on how Baen’s unencrypted, free etexts changed a girl’s life can be found at:

http://bigbananaslug.livejournal.com/28719.html

where the author recounts how his dyslexic daughter scored very well on her ACT tests, and was able to get into college, thanks to a combination of Baen’s etexts and speech-reading software.

Brings a lump to my throat, anyway.

Thanks, Jim.

]]> By: Coran http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/jim-baen-goes-to-another-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-66376 Coran Fri, 30 Jun 2006 05:46:15 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5116#comment-66376 I am saddend by Jim Baen's death, I hope others do emulate his model of selling ebooks, I love that publisher! I am saddend by Jim Baen’s death, I hope others do emulate his model of selling ebooks, I love that publisher!

]]> By: Francis http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/jim-baen-goes-to-another-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-66306 Francis Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:35:42 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5116#comment-66306 As I noted in <a href="http://www.di2.nu/200606/29b.htm" rel="nofollow">my blog entry</a> about Jim's death the $720,000 or so is the sales but the gross margin after authorial royalty is almost certainly north of 50% so even when you put lots of central corporate costs against that sum you are left with a very nice net sum. As I noted in my blog entry about Jim’s death the $720,000 or so is the sales but the gross margin after authorial royalty is almost certainly north of 50% so even when you put lots of central corporate costs against that sum you are left with a very nice net sum.

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/jim-baen-goes-to-another-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-66296 David Rothman Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:06:43 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5116#comment-66296 Fixed. Was correcting it at the same time you were. Might not have noticed. Thanks, John! You and others should ALWAYS report errors, ASAP. Meanwhile, as I've written, let's hope that publishers learn from Jim. - David Fixed. Was correcting it at the same time you were. Might not have noticed. Thanks, John! You and others should ALWAYS report errors, ASAP. Meanwhile, as I’ve written, let’s hope that publishers learn from Jim. – David

]]> By: John Mark Ockerbloom http://www.teleread.com/uncategorized/jim-baen-goes-to-another-universe/comment-page-1/#comment-66294 John Mark Ockerbloom Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:04:01 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=5116#comment-66294 Quick! was a bit too quick :-) Ten times 6,000 a month is $60K month or $720K per year. Still not chump change, but 1/10th of the figure you (originally) had above. Quick! was a bit too quick :-) Ten times 6,000 a month is $60K month or $720K per year. Still not chump change, but 1/10th of the figure you (originally) had above.

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