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Cory Doctorow Plays "The Price Is Right" For E-Books

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For publishers, authors and their readers, 2010 will likely go down as the year when e-books finally and decisively won a permanent place in the literary hierarchy.


At Beyond the Book, we've followed in recent weeks a number of angles in this important story; we will continue this special coverage in coming weeks with a focus series on e-books that debuts Wednesday, February 24, right here on BlogTalkRadio with an interview with copyright commentator and industry iconclast Cory Doctorow. Sounding more like a college economics professor than a bestselling sci-fi author, Doctorow offers his suggestions for how publishers should arrive at the "right price" for e-books. As for copyright, he defends "fair use" and questions strict interpretations of the phrase, "all rights reserved."


Our regular reporting on the publishing and media industry continues here at http://www.beyondthebook.com where the e-book series will also appear on its own channel.

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