In a message dated 1/16/2004 8:27:48 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Trent, do you at least agree with the idea that books actually published as > > books have an environmental surtax, and also a higer royalty to the author > > than a book only published electronically. > > In our world or in Uplift? (Galactics *ONLY* publish books electronically.) (If a hoon had a middle finger longer than the other two, Alvin might actually want to give an opinion about following Galactic only-isms.) > > > > (It's a fad to read about Jijo by acting as if you were actually on Jijo.) > > It is? Where? When? Who? Uplift Earth As soon as it's published Anyone who's followed what happened to the Streaker. Anyone who likes reading about aliens behaving more like humans than aliens. Anyone who's interested in embarasing the current hoon government. Left out why. As a plot device to throw Alvin more money. ...and to get people thinking about the future of electronic publishing. There's the old hack story about hiring the homeles to check out library books they never read just to get the author more in royalties. This is fun. William Taylor --------------------- It is foolish to talk about the difference between apples and oranges if you're both in the blender at the same time. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
