Monday Morning Coffee – 21 October 2019
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.
- The day has finally arrived: You can buy books written by AI.
- Part of the World’s first novel has been found in a chest in Tokyo.
- Here are ten genres that are often misunderstood.
- The proposed new Copyright Small Claims Court will cause a huge mess.
- A recent survey shows ebook piracy is up in the Netherlands.
- Researchers have wildly misinterpreted the texts of books published over the past couple centuries as having some value for indicating the mood of the year they were published.
Comments
Xavier Basora October 22, 2019 um 3:12 am
Nate
Re: your link to the Netherlands ebook piracy survey.
the DOH! money quote legal-options-are-a-better-way-to-beat-piracy-than-enforcement
Yeah it’s called
1) offering books in all formats
2) sell ebooks at reasonale prices and not more expensive than paperbacks
3) make the backlists available in all formats
4) sell the all format books in different retail chains and direct from the publisher
I’ll take my external consultant fees now.
xavier