is this the same Zealot that used to roam the halls of UPOC..?
Zealot
· 1 month ago
Not that I know of...but with science anything is possible.
soullumination
· 1 month ago
I don't understand all this drama.
I know why publishers charge more for a title that will certainly see multiple readings. The software industry resolves this by charging a sliding-scale fee according to the # of users (readers) licensed. Why not charge a sliding scale or renewable price for # of views? (I.e. Price: $25/25 views-renewable, or $40/50 views-renewable, etc.)
Another idea already in practice, is making the first book/s in a series available for free, while selling the more recent novels in the series. Reading the first of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series, Kiss of Midnight, (which I downloaded for free) was my personal cocaine - I became addicted and bought the rest of the series. This model could operate on triggers of time or $sales, as the benchmark of time/profits is reached, the price to libraries slides down. Alternately, this could also be done by offering early author works for free (especially for those books not in a series) or when declining sales reach a specified threshold.
We're talking about new and dynamic media, the solution will need to be fresh and progessive, as well. Innovate, don't abrogate.
canadaguy
· 1 month ago
Other than the DRM issues, before bying an ereader, please consider that paper books are more sustainable and better for the environment:
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I know why publishers charge more for a title that will certainly see multiple readings. The software industry resolves this by charging a sliding-scale fee according to the # of users (readers) licensed. Why not charge a sliding scale or renewable price for # of views? (I.e. Price: $25/25 views-renewable, or $40/50 views-renewable, etc.)
Another idea already in practice, is making the first book/s in a series available for free, while selling the more recent novels in the series. Reading the first of Lara Adrian's Midnight Breed series, Kiss of Midnight, (which I downloaded for free) was my personal cocaine - I became addicted and bought the rest of the series. This model could operate on triggers of time or $sales, as the benchmark of time/profits is reached, the price to libraries slides down. Alternately, this could also be done by offering early author works for free (especially for those books not in a series) or when declining sales reach a specified threshold.
We're talking about new and dynamic media, the solution will need to be fresh and progessive, as well. Innovate, don't abrogate.
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