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[ NNSquad ] Re: eBooks are not worth the paper they aren't printed on
On the issue of remuneration of digital items, there's also this effort led by Leonardo Chiariglione (founder and (still) chairman of MPEG): http://dmin.it/ reputation-based microtransactions environment principles are described here http://bit.ly/aSMCHG (in english) dmin not only deals with microtransactions but with interoperability and neutrality of transport. a (somewhat old) summary of the proposal is here: http://bit.ly/aejty0 some technology trials (e.g. P2P distribution and video services) are described here http://dmin.it/trial/index-en.htm the consortium will be founded within may. ciao, s. EdPimentl wrote: > Good point. > Rather than DRM, a Digital Right EXCHANGE approach and mixing the "right > components" from DECE and KEYCHEST may be the solution. > http://www.decellc.com/Â;    DECE > http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/disneys-keychest-is-not-drm/Â;  KEYCHEST > http://www.indicare.org/tiki-view_articles.phpÂ; IndiCARE > > Also interesting read on the publishing industry. > > > Common Misconceptions About Publishing > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/04/common-misconceptions-about-pu-1.html> > > > By Charlie Stross > <http://www.antipope.org/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=2> > > A while back I did a series of postings on the topic of Common > Misconceptions About Publishing. > > Here they are: > > # The publishing industry, and how it's structured > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/02/common-misconceptions-about-pu.html> > > # How books are made > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/02/cmap-2-how-books-are-made.html> > > # What authors sell to publishers > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/02/cmap-3-how-books-are-sold.html> > > # Territories, translations, and foreign rights > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-4-territories-translation.html> > > # Why books are the length they are > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-5-why-books-are-the-lengt.html> > > # "Why did you pick such an awful cover?" > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-6-why-did-you-pick-such-a.html> > > # Miscellanea > <http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/03/cmap-7-miscellanea.html> > > > > Sincerely, > -E > http://vCardCloud.com > > > > > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Bob Frankston > <Bob19-0501@bobf.frankston.com <mailto:Bob19-0501@bobf.frankston.com>> > wrote: > > The iPad once again has brought the issue of eBooks to the fore. > >  > > I’ve been following the pricing battle. The idea of eBooks is > wonderful but DRM, Digital Rights Management, makes it difficult to > pretend that the DRMed eBooks are just like their printed cousins. > The attempt to price those eBooks at the same price as printed books > is fundamentally wrong. These eBooks are typically worth > substantially less than the printed books because DRM is far more > onerous than the limitations imposed by paper as a token of ownership. > >  > > I can only view the eBooks on a limited number of devices. I can try > to game the system by treating my family as a group but that has its > own problems. No sharing, trading, and with most readers I can’t > even copy the text to a clipboard. > >  > > If we had rational pricing then DRM should knock most of the value > off the book. Of course things are more complicated because some > books work as transient “readsâ€? and should be priced as a read. > Others are more archival and lose value if they can’t be shared. > And some indeed work as personal active documents whose value on a > device is more than it would be in a printed form. > >  > > Rather than trying to carry an old business model forward we need to > recognize that an eBook is a new creature and that DRM should one of > the factors in determining, limiting, the price. > >  > > Once we get past the attempt to bring the old model forward we can > create a variety of new “booksâ€?. Some would be subscriptions > with updates. Others would be more like apps and some would become > family heirlooms. > > -- blog.quintarelli.it www.eximia.it www.reeplay.it