Well, that's it... I'm changing my major. Kidding... but these two articles have done very little to raise my hopes of surviving in the publishing world. When I think about the hundreds of thousands of dollars single small publishers are losing because of stupid people or selfish people... well it kind of makes me want to vomit. Groups like Publishers Group West and Independent Press Association exist to bring hope and opportunity to the small publishers of the world. And they are also here, apparently, to go bankrupt and leave you missing unimaginable amounts of money. Great. Cool. AWESOME.
Anyways, let me move on before I consider becoming a film major or something. I'd say I agree with everything Douglas Rushkoff has to say. People are ridiculous and paranoid-- and no, libraries are not going to be extinct by 2010. I mean come on. How many people do you know that want to sit down and read a novel over the computer. I love reading and when I had to do this for a school project because I couldn't order the book in time, I was very close to wanting to throw my computer out the window. I agree that computers will always be the best way to get quick information, but reading a book is another thing alltogether. Without computers, millions of books would go unread. It is our best chance as writers for promotion. The first thing I do when I hear about a good writer is go to their website and read a sample of their writing. My first thought isn't, "wow I really wish I could illegally download this book over the internet and read it right here at my desk." I mean... come on... really people? I thought the analogy of record executives rejecting to be played on the radio and the fear that videocasettes would put the movie house out of business were great analogies.
After reading all of these it seems that people need to stop worrying about computers eating their books and start worrying about their publishers going bankrupt.
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