YonatanBlum
Warlord
Obviously, literature that is sold in bookstores is either written by current authors, who need money to continue writing, or was written by now dead authors. Thus, it is important to buy literature written by current authors if one wishes them to continue to do so; one could steal it through the internet, but doing so clearly does not help the author. Older literature, on the other hand, is owned by various companies or even relatives of the now dead author; by stealing such literature one does not hinder anyone but the company itself.
I do not know anything about economics; to me, it just seems logical that book-selling companies should support current authors, even if said authors ideas are odd and seemingly unacceptable. Again, I do not know anything about this business; yet what would happen if all older literature is made free, through internet-distributed e-books, for example? Book-selling companies would lose a whole lot, obviously. They would be forced to accept more authors and publish more, new, literature, right?
This idea just popped up, and I had to voice it. It seems somewhat pointless, even to me. Not as pointless as some other topics here, I thought, and so decided to post it. Feel free to say that this is idiotic, and thus bring me down to earth; I would prefer a discussion, though.
I do not know anything about economics; to me, it just seems logical that book-selling companies should support current authors, even if said authors ideas are odd and seemingly unacceptable. Again, I do not know anything about this business; yet what would happen if all older literature is made free, through internet-distributed e-books, for example? Book-selling companies would lose a whole lot, obviously. They would be forced to accept more authors and publish more, new, literature, right?
This idea just popped up, and I had to voice it. It seems somewhat pointless, even to me. Not as pointless as some other topics here, I thought, and so decided to post it. Feel free to say that this is idiotic, and thus bring me down to earth; I would prefer a discussion, though.