The Rights for Data
-
Jeffrey,
I'm not sure there is lost revenue. Unless they think they will get significant "double" purchases, which I doubt.
-
Steve, I guess that answers the question then. At least it does for me
Jeffrey Williams
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”― Charles R. Swindoll
How to post questions to get better answers faster
Managing Transaction Logs -
I certainly agree that revenue is a major factor. Most legislation is designed to protect the rights of the author/publisher, which ultimately just ensures that people must buy their own copy of a book.
If an audio book costs more that the printed/Kindle version (I don't know if this is true), then there is a potential for lost revenue if the Kindle version also provides an audio version.
Now, I think this is a bad example; as mentioned earlier in this topic, a lot of effort goes into the audio format, using specialist speakers, sometimes celebrity speakers; the audio version is often not a word-for-word regurgitation of the printed version (usually they are abridged). So I don't think the audio format of a book is simply a different media format of the same product. It would be interesting to know how many people who buy the audio format also own the printed format. Blind people are a major market for audio books, and I hazard a guess that most don't bother buying the printed book!
I listen to audio books occasionally, and like them. I have also heard computer-generated voices, and I know that I couldn't possibly listen to them for more than a few minutes.
The kindle format versus printed format is more a like-for-like comparison. And as long as the price is equivalent to the printed book, I can't see any issues.
Viewing 3 posts - 31 through 32 (of 32 total)
You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply