tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post8117526746622276184..comments2023-08-27T10:28:30.200+01:00Comments on Temporarily Significant: The eBook IssueBen Aaronovitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14827057173097312360noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-91586513307530531242009-04-06T10:44:00.000+01:002009-04-06T10:44:00.000+01:00it is a complicated issue with these Virgin books ...it is a complicated issue with these Virgin books bec-I think some people object to paying £10+ on ebay for the rarer ones (glorified 2nd hand books) rather than just being greedy like in those Ellison videos<BR/><BR/>Suggestion-maybe you could put a paypal thing up on the page and people could give you donations, kind of like a "Thanks for the NAs, and parts of the Cartmel Masterplan Ben!"<BR/><BR/>Jack PJacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-1370291943853901272009-04-06T09:01:00.000+01:002009-04-06T09:01:00.000+01:00You know I honestly don't know how I feel about it...You know I honestly don't know how I feel about it. It took me the better part of 6 months to write Transit and similar amount of time to write the Also People. Writing is hard work and had I known that they were just going to end up as glorified fanfiction to be downloaded for free I wouldn't have bothered.<BR/><BR/>So knock yourself out but when people stop writing don't come crying to me.Ben Aaronovitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827057173097312360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1763010932242315938.post-24637404369938956162009-04-05T15:09:00.000+01:002009-04-05T15:09:00.000+01:00Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ozWI-Ls9YDo ...Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ozWI-Ls9Y<BR/>Do you remember when Harlan Ellison was full of enthusiasm for IDEAS and other writers? Instead of telling us who he's suing next...<BR/><BR/>So you're ok with someone downloading your out-of-print work, provided they give you, say £5, at your next signing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com