While J.K. Rowling makes a Luddite fool of herself, other people in publishing are showing more imagination in using the Net. If nothing else, couldn’t Her Harryness have allowed a free chapter of the audio of Book 6 to go online? Of course, a complete e-book–yes, she could charge–wouldn’t hurt, either. When will J.K. learn?
(Promo-related article from the Wall Street Journal–which itself uses free content to help reel in paying customers.)
I read your blog every day. While you have many good points to make and information to share, sometimes you are downright cruel with your criticism. Yes, it is too bad that J. K. Rowling does not want her books as ebooks; however, it is her content – she is the one who spent her time to write these books that children and young adults love, and it is her right to share them in the manner in which she wants them to. It seems like you are cruel and critical to anyone who does not share your point of view about how ebooks should be accessed. You can make strong points without being so publicly cruel and calling people names. I don’t know if I will read this anymore or not. How would you feel if someone on another blog were as openly cruel about you and your blog and called you names?
Thanks for your thoughts, Sandy. If J.K. Rowling were obscure and struggling, I’d use a different tone entirely. But she is not. J.K. is a billionaire who won’t even give press interviews, and I doubt she spends even a nanosecond reading Potter-related comments in e-book blogs. What’s more, she has ignored, ignored, ignored the pleas of her fans to get legal electronic editions on the Net. If her books really do further literacy when read, then why isn’t she more interested in letting the new technology spread them around? – David
hello,
tell me where can i get a copy?
thanks
Simple, Raj. Just go to your friendly local bookstore for a p-copy or order one from Amazon.com. Would that you had a legal E option! – David