Comments on: A Book Author Wonders How to Fight Piracy – NY Times article today http://www.teleread.com/piracy/a-book-author-wonders-how-to-fight-piracy-ny-tiimes-article-today/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kate http://www.teleread.com/piracy/a-book-author-wonders-how-to-fight-piracy-ny-tiimes-article-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1057819 Kate Fri, 15 May 2009 15:49:14 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=21867#comment-1057819 I don't think it's true that the computer book market is the only one that's down - everything I've read says that all segments are down except ebooks, which continues to grow, although not enough to make up for the decline across the board. I don’t think it’s true that the computer book market is the only one that’s down – everything I’ve read says that all segments are down except ebooks, which continues to grow, although not enough to make up for the decline across the board.

]]> By: Branko Collin http://www.teleread.com/piracy/a-book-author-wonders-how-to-fight-piracy-ny-tiimes-article-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1057617 Branko Collin Fri, 15 May 2009 08:37:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=21867#comment-1057617 His is also an <a href="http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/14/2037236" rel="nofollow">Ask Slashdot question</a>, so if you have answers you can post 'em there for him to read. His is also an Ask Slashdot question, so if you have answers you can post ‘em there for him to read.

]]> By: Spider Mattheson http://www.teleread.com/piracy/a-book-author-wonders-how-to-fight-piracy-ny-tiimes-article-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1057550 Spider Mattheson Fri, 15 May 2009 05:17:53 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=21867#comment-1057550 I don't think he's likely to find his income increase too much if piracy of his book was eliminated. People would more likely turn to other resources, many of which are free on the web. I don’t think he’s likely to find his income increase too much if piracy of his book was eliminated. People would more likely turn to other resources, many of which are free on the web.

]]> By: Raquel http://www.teleread.com/piracy/a-book-author-wonders-how-to-fight-piracy-ny-tiimes-article-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1057473 Raquel Fri, 15 May 2009 01:06:14 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=21867#comment-1057473 Good point, Steve. Good point, Steve.

]]> By: Steve Weber http://www.teleread.com/piracy/a-book-author-wonders-how-to-fight-piracy-ny-tiimes-article-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1057371 Steve Weber Thu, 14 May 2009 20:02:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=21867#comment-1057371 In the NYT, the author complains: …"Google Books helped me find that [Langston Hughes] quote by taking me to a page from "The Collected Works of Langston Hughes." There was no need for me to buy a copy on Amazon for $26.56…" I suppose if it weren't for Google [apparently] introducing him to the Hughes quote, he would never have known the book existed. Is there any chance he would have bought the book then? In the NYT, the author complains:

…”Google Books helped me find that [Langston Hughes] quote by taking me to a page from “The Collected Works of Langston Hughes.” There was no need for me to buy a copy on Amazon for $26.56…”

I suppose if it weren’t for Google [apparently] introducing him to the Hughes quote, he would never have known the book existed. Is there any chance he would have bought the book then?

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