On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 7:03 PM, Dana Paxson <[email protected]> wrote:
> > ... > > 5. E-books won't fail. Publishers will. I think you're most likely right on this. Which makes Schnittman's phrasing particularly interesting: "Ebooks *must*fail." Because if they don't, the publishing industry (including Oxford U Press) will have to be so radically restructured that Schnittman will lose his job. Or worse, his spiritual footing. They must fail, so he can get to keep his hard-won understanding of the world. > > > 6. A lot of people don't like this chaos -- a lot of middlemen have to > reinvent themselves. But it's what we've facing, so we're better off > embracing it. The chaos creates new worlds of opportunity. It's up to > us as creators of value to find and exploit them. I tend to see the negative on things like this. Chaos on this scale leaves pain in its wake. And we're just talking about one industry, here: The changes you discuss, that we're all aware of, and that the 'netbooks-ebooks etc.' post Frank offered point to, all imply very radical restructuring of many industries. And that's not even beginning to account for the ripple effects. True, there are opportunities to 'exploit.' But there's a reason 'exploit' has largely negative connotations. Not that I disagree with you about any of it. > > -- eric scoles ([email protected]) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
