Comments for Luminog http://luminog.wordpress.com Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:27:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Hobbling the e-book market by liairenem http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/the-hobbling-the-e-book-market/#comment-2210 liairenem Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:27:52 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/the-hobbling-the-e-book-market/#comment-2210 hey :) its very reasonable article. Good post. realy good post thank you ;) hey :)
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]]> Comment on Paper Publishers, Kindle and a little TM bliss by Bozena http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/paper-publishers-kindle-and-a-little-tm-bliss/#comment-2035 Bozena Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:07:22 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/paper-publishers-kindle-and-a-little-tm-bliss/#comment-2035 Interesting post.... keep on writing as I will keep on reading :-) Interesting post…. keep on writing as I will keep on reading :-)

]]> Comment on Negative e-book discourse by Ulf Raharjo http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/negative-e-book-discourse/#comment-1740 Ulf Raharjo Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:12:59 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/negative-e-book-discourse/#comment-1740 and i don't know, how to make it bette. Ulf Raharjo. and i don’t know, how to make it bette. Ulf Raharjo.

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]]> Comment on Negative e-book discourse by madno http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/negative-e-book-discourse/#comment-767 madno Wed, 30 May 2007 11:23:24 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/05/01/negative-e-book-discourse/#comment-767 what r you talking about actually? what r you talking about actually?

]]> Comment on Hobbling the e-book market by Alex http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/the-hobbling-the-e-book-market/#comment-179 Alex Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:59:41 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2007/01/07/the-hobbling-the-e-book-market/#comment-179 Thank You Thank You

]]> Comment on E-books and e-readers: who should judge? by pfefe http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/e-books-and-e-readers-who-should-judge/#comment-23 pfefe Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:42:10 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/e-books-and-e-readers-who-should-judge/#comment-23 Good site!!! Good site!!!

]]> Comment on Corporate publishing’s dishonest pricing of e-books by cjviz http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/corporate-publishings-dishonest-pricing-of-e-books/#comment-22 cjviz Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:38:43 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/corporate-publishings-dishonest-pricing-of-e-books/#comment-22 Good site!!! Good site!!!

]]> Comment on E-reading and Sony’s new device by bnsju http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/e-reading-and-sonys-new-device/#comment-21 bnsju Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:37:20 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/10/18/e-reading-and-sonys-new-device/#comment-21 Good site!!! Good site!!!

]]> Comment on E-books and e-readers: who should judge? by luminog http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/e-books-and-e-readers-who-should-judge/#comment-8 luminog Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:03:00 +0000 http://luminog.wordpress.com/2006/11/24/e-books-and-e-readers-who-should-judge/#comment-8 PS. Whenever the opponents of e-books etc. argue, they point to the need to vigorously defend copyright, as if consumers only want to steal copyrighted material, as if copyright was there as a protection itself. In sum, it never was so and isn't now. Copyright benefits corporate rights holders more than any other group by a long way. The great bogey, piracy, statistically, is a low occurrence. It is more likely to be carried out, in the form of plagiarism of the works of disempowered authors (as happens in Hollywood), by those who traffic in copyright - the corporate owners of most rights, who have most to gain. Most readers respect writers and want to see them survive. There is a special 'virtual' relationship between the two. Corporate ownership of rights mediates against this by placing a very select few (for often incomprehensible reasons) in the stratosphere of star writer/entertainer category. This group of star writers have almost no connection to the vast majority's information needs, information which could and should be passed around for the benefit of research and knowledge in general. E-books have a purpose, to help distribute knowledge, to grow that knowledge, to educate and enlighten (and entertain), to empower, and this objective outweighs corporate motivation for controlling information provision by a long, long way. One researcher looking at what remains of all printed, recorded and filmed etc material 1930-1945 found that only 6% of it is left for viewing or use. Let us worry about providing more for the benefit of all and be less concerned with the worries generated in the generally misleading discourses splashed about by corporations via their media outlets - media conglomerates who cynically exploit information provision for profit. Let the e-book (and e-reader) develop naturally, let it become just another reading tool, which it is. PS. Whenever the opponents of e-books etc. argue, they point to the need to vigorously defend copyright, as if consumers only want to steal copyrighted material, as if copyright was there as a protection itself. In sum, it never was so and isn’t now. Copyright benefits corporate rights holders more than any other group by a long way. The great bogey, piracy, statistically, is a low occurrence. It is more likely to be carried out, in the form of plagiarism of the works of disempowered authors (as happens in Hollywood), by those who traffic in copyright – the corporate owners of most rights, who have most to gain. Most readers respect writers and want to see them survive. There is a special ‘virtual’ relationship between the two. Corporate ownership of rights mediates against this by placing a very select few (for often incomprehensible reasons) in the stratosphere of star writer/entertainer category. This group of star writers have almost no connection to the vast majority’s information needs, information which could and should be passed around for the benefit of research and knowledge in general. E-books have a purpose, to help distribute knowledge, to grow that knowledge, to educate and enlighten (and entertain), to empower, and this objective outweighs corporate motivation for controlling information provision by a long, long way. One researcher looking at what remains of all printed, recorded and filmed etc material 1930-1945 found that only 6% of it is left for viewing or use. Let us worry about providing more for the benefit of all and be less concerned with the worries generated in the generally misleading discourses splashed about by corporations via their media outlets – media conglomerates who cynically exploit information provision for profit. Let the e-book (and e-reader) develop naturally, let it become just another reading tool, which it is.

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