[bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare's Purpose in Your Eyes
- From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 22:48:32 -0400
Our local library has to compete with the Barnes And Noble. It's not
winning. <grin>
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From: "Mary Otten" <maryotten@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 3:07 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare's Purpose in Your Eyes
> Hi Donna,
> Yes, I saw your other post where you outlined some of your concerns. I
guess my response was aimed more at the other side of the argument that you
had said you were involved in, and not at your side, or you
> personally. I've paid for books from the Baen publishing site; I wish
they'd put more up there. I'd sooner pay a few bucks for a webscription book
than take the several hours to scan and clean the text for myself. I am
> sorry that authors aren't getting paid. Then again, they're not getting
paid when I borrow a book from my library, then my next door neighbor does
the same, and the woman down the street and across town etc. I'll bet
> if we knew the amount an author actually received for that 25 dollar first
edition hard back book we just bought, we'd be chagrinned in the extreme.
Same goes for performing artists vis-a-vis the big conglomerate
> music publishing companies. But that's another topic, not for this list.
> Mary
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