Maybe the artifacts should stay in the ground for no one to see? Or buried in museum basements where no one but researchers can enjoy the material culture of long-dead peoples?
Important private collections are almost always published and these collectors spearhead (and pay for) most of the research into the artifacts. Without private collectors the public would remain wholly ignorant of whatever it was being collected.
The vast, vast majority of museum holdings are never displayed to the public so instead of being kept in permanent obscurity these artifacts would better serve the public being private collections.
I've posted on the used book business before. We specialize in a subject that has, maybe, 5000 relevant titles and we have multiple copies of many of the same title. The vast majority are out of print and of those most of the authors and publishing houses are dead or defunct. Their heirs might possibly hold the copyright but I haven't gone that deep into the research for most of them.
When my current project is finished I am going to scan copies of the oldest titles I have in the worst condition(so I can break them). The earliest are about 1890-1920. I am going to give them away for free via a pdf link.
I see this as a way to market my intact, very good condition copies to collectors who are sitting on the fence about spending a lot of money on a first edition as well as giving my niche's community access to the text (while vising my website) which is scholastically dubious but historically important.
Assuming the books are out of copyright I feel this is totally ethical. There are a plethora of OOP Print-on-Demand titles available for sale at used book sites like Amazon Marketplace, ABEbooks.com and Alibris.com
Maybe I should charge $.99 a copy like iTunes does for Beethoven or Scott Joplin.
Mr. Aisenberg [Esq. Chair US IT Sector Coordinating Council, EWA Information and
Infrastructure Technologies Inc.] argued that
such cooperation could be especially fruitful between the so called âoeU5 Countriesâ â" Canada,
Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. As countries with a shared history,
common language, and similar institutions and values, the U5 countries could work together and
âoedevelop a doctrine that they can all believe in,â before moving policy, regulation, and
legislation in that shared direction. In fact, Mr. Aisenberg emphasized that the democratic,
liberal, free-market commitments common across the U5 countries are a logical starting point for
cooperation, as they can anchor cooperation in common objectives and principles.
I'm still confused but am not going to try to figure it out. My cyber attack experice is limited to finding a Taco Bell network while war dialing 213 area code in 1990 or 1991.
Media? Movies and music are cheaper on p2p and easier to buy on itunes. Mass market paperbacks are cheapest and easiest to buy on Amazon. The best source for all other books is aggregate search sites like addall.com or bookfinder.com
Amazon has never had a stranglehold on book sales even if they are the biggest player in town. Even if ebooks become as prevalent as mp3s there will always be a market for independent specialized booksellers.
Disclosure: I am a bookseller. I sell on Amazon and a few other book search services linked to addall, etc. like biblio.com and abebooks.com
Once you've found the authors and/or titles you want to read (google 'top 10 SF 2008' or something) head on over to addall.com or bookfinder.com
Not only will these sites show you the amazon and b&n books but they will also lead you to the independent book search services like biblio.com and abebooks.com
There is no reason why anyone should pay retail for mass market paperbacks. There are also many more out-of-print SF books than in-print.
I am a partner in a small specialty by-appointment bookstore in Los Angeles with a strong web presence and average internet sales of about $75 per. We charge 8.25% for orders sent to California addresses even if they're in San Diego (7.75%), San Francisco (8.5%), or Salida (7.375%). Every year without fail we battle some library or museum that insists on paying their local sales tax. They're generally slow payers (not nearly as bad as film studios though) but when we fill out the tax forms in January they ask for 8.25% and we have a healthy fear of audits. Whether a California customer calls, writes, faxes, emails or orders through our website we charge the same as if they were in the store.
The majority of books offered for sale (although not necessarily the most prominently placed) on these mega online bookstores are owned, shelved and shipped by small independent booksellers. They collect the money and deposit it into our account minus their commission and we drop-ship the orders. An order can be shipped across town without the big boys ever seeing the book and without depositing a dime into the state's coffers. Our sale is to the ethereal, tax sheltered Amazon not John Doe.
WARNING - RANT
It amazes me that perfectly rational geeks will allow themselves to be fleeced by these online Wal-Marts when they can go to a site like http://addall.com/ or http://bookfinder.com/ and pay up to 25% less for the same books often from the same seller. Our websites might not be as fancy but why order from an ethically questionable corporation when you almost as easily get the exact same thing and pay a little less dealing with an independent bookseller. Plus I think it's nice to get a personal email from a human being thanking me for an order.
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Maybe the artifacts should stay in the ground for no one to see? Or buried in museum basements where no one but researchers can enjoy the material culture of long-dead peoples?
Important private collections are almost always published and these collectors spearhead (and pay for) most of the research into the artifacts. Without private collectors the public would remain wholly ignorant of whatever it was being collected.
The vast, vast majority of museum holdings are never displayed to the public so instead of being kept in permanent obscurity these artifacts would better serve the public being private collections.
I've posted on the used book business before. We specialize in a subject that has, maybe, 5000 relevant titles and we have multiple copies of many of the same title. The vast majority are out of print and of those most of the authors and publishing houses are dead or defunct. Their heirs might possibly hold the copyright but I haven't gone that deep into the research for most of them. When my current project is finished I am going to scan copies of the oldest titles I have in the worst condition(so I can break them). The earliest are about 1890-1920. I am going to give them away for free via a pdf link. I see this as a way to market my intact, very good condition copies to collectors who are sitting on the fence about spending a lot of money on a first edition as well as giving my niche's community access to the text (while vising my website) which is scholastically dubious but historically important. Assuming the books are out of copyright I feel this is totally ethical. There are a plethora of OOP Print-on-Demand titles available for sale at used book sites like Amazon Marketplace, ABEbooks.com and Alibris.com Maybe I should charge $.99 a copy like iTunes does for Beethoven or Scott Joplin.
I found a few references with my googlefu including this from Cyber Security: Developing a Canadian Strategy March 27, 2008 Ottawa:
Mr. Aisenberg [Esq. Chair US IT Sector Coordinating Council, EWA Information and Infrastructure Technologies Inc.] argued that such cooperation could be especially fruitful between the so called âoeU5 Countriesâ â" Canada, Great Britain, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. As countries with a shared history, common language, and similar institutions and values, the U5 countries could work together and âoedevelop a doctrine that they can all believe in,â before moving policy, regulation, and legislation in that shared direction. In fact, Mr. Aisenberg emphasized that the democratic, liberal, free-market commitments common across the U5 countries are a logical starting point for cooperation, as they can anchor cooperation in common objectives and principles.
I'm still confused but am not going to try to figure it out. My cyber attack experice is limited to finding a Taco Bell network while war dialing 213 area code in 1990 or 1991.
Media? Movies and music are cheaper on p2p and easier to buy on itunes. Mass market paperbacks are cheapest and easiest to buy on Amazon. The best source for all other books is aggregate search sites like addall.com or bookfinder.com Amazon has never had a stranglehold on book sales even if they are the biggest player in town. Even if ebooks become as prevalent as mp3s there will always be a market for independent specialized booksellers. Disclosure: I am a bookseller. I sell on Amazon and a few other book search services linked to addall, etc. like biblio.com and abebooks.com
If he had one cyborg leg he really would be running in circles unless his meat leg could catch up.
The only problem I have with libraries is that they expect you to actually RETURN the books.
Once you've found the authors and/or titles you want to read (google 'top 10 SF 2008' or something) head on over to addall.com or bookfinder.com Not only will these sites show you the amazon and b&n books but they will also lead you to the independent book search services like biblio.com and abebooks.com There is no reason why anyone should pay retail for mass market paperbacks. There are also many more out-of-print SF books than in-print.
I thought we were the revolting colonials.
I am a partner in a small specialty by-appointment bookstore in Los Angeles with a strong web presence and average internet sales of about $75 per. We charge 8.25% for orders sent to California addresses even if they're in San Diego (7.75%), San Francisco (8.5%), or Salida (7.375%). Every year without fail we battle some library or museum that insists on paying their local sales tax. They're generally slow payers (not nearly as bad as film studios though) but when we fill out the tax forms in January they ask for 8.25% and we have a healthy fear of audits. Whether a California customer calls, writes, faxes, emails or orders through our website we charge the same as if they were in the store.
The majority of books offered for sale (although not necessarily the most prominently placed) on these mega online bookstores are owned, shelved and shipped by small independent booksellers. They collect the money and deposit it into our account minus their commission and we drop-ship the orders. An order can be shipped across town without the big boys ever seeing the book and without depositing a dime into the state's coffers. Our sale is to the ethereal, tax sheltered Amazon not John Doe.
WARNING - RANT It amazes me that perfectly rational geeks will allow themselves to be fleeced by these online Wal-Marts when they can go to a site like http://addall.com/ or http://bookfinder.com/ and pay up to 25% less for the same books often from the same seller. Our websites might not be as fancy but why order from an ethically questionable corporation when you almost as easily get the exact same thing and pay a little less dealing with an independent bookseller. Plus I think it's nice to get a personal email from a human being thanking me for an order.