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Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: Why publishers should give away ebooks
I used to buy a lot of MP3s. I don't anymore. That's not to say I don't listen to MP3s. I have about 10,000 of the little guys squeezed like vienna sausages into my iTunes music folder, and I listen to them a lot. But when I buy music today I buy it on vinyl. I'm no audiophile, no retro hepcat, but my ears tell me that music sounds better on vinyl - warmer, more nuanced, less shrill - and I make... moreI used to buy a lot of MP3s. I don't anymore. That's not to say I don't listen to MP3s. I have about 10,000 of the little guys squeezed like vienna sausages into my iTunes music folder, and I listen to them a lot. But when I buy music today I buy it on vinyl. I'm no audiophile, no retro hepcat, but my ears tell me that music sounds better on vinyl - warmer, more nuanced, less shrill - and I make it a point to listen to my ears. Also, I've rediscovered the pleasures of looking at the art work on record jackets. Thumbnail images are pretty weak substitutes. view page
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Publishers shld give you the eBook when you buy a paper book, just like you get mp3s with vinyl http://t.co/LE4ild8f
interesting ~ why publishers should give away ebooks: http://t.co/72rP5ZZ5
Here’s an *outstanding* piece from Nick Carr: http://t.co/GBHRDB9Y
More and more I buy this argument about giving ebooks free with hard copies. Any publishing friends dis/agree
Nicholas Carr's suggested business model to help keep print books alive: "Buy the atoms, get the bits free." http://t.co/mplziRZr
Interesting piece advocating the idea that publishers should include free ebooks with their print editions: http://t.co/p9x6ALCA
Nick Carr: Publishers should bundle e-books with printed ones. http://t.co/g3Lsym32 << Yes, exactly!
Yep. This is exactly what I want - buy a hard copy, get ebook free: Why publishers should give away ebooks http://t.co/d3fpL2NR
Why book publishers should give ebooks free with book purchases
Suggestion to book publishers: give a free digital copy in ePub with the hard copy
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@cshbell Link: http://t.co/fhRdNtGW And your paying more isn't going to save the store, which is another argument against doing so...
Nicholas Carr, scrittore americano, sostiene che gli editori farebbero meglio a regalare la versione ebooks a chi comp…http://t.co/Yb5jZ1w7
Nicholas Carr, scrittore americano, sostiene che gli editori farebbero meglio a regalare la versione ebooks a chi comp…http://t.co/Yb5jZ1w7
Some excellent ideas, don't agree w/ anti-Amazon sentiment - RT @ThomChambers: Why publishers should give away ebooks http://t.co/mGqc3bgY