[access-uk] Re: HARRY POTTER AND ACCESS TO BOOKS
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:30:58 +0100
Not sure I follow that logic James. Surely if a blind person with a
scanner can go into ASDA, buy the book for a fiver and spend the couple
of hours or so scanning it, they've been able to take advantage of an
offer which is open to everyone else and end up with a legally owned
copy of the book. Meanwhile the person without access to that option is
paying through the nose with no choice a bout doing so. Added to this
is the recent argument there's been over the publishers cover price for
the book which is regarded by many people as too high for anyone. And
don't forget, hours after the book has been published, there'll be
people who have the wherewithal to go and grab it as an illegal scan
from the internet for free. Which all goes to show just what a bugger's
muddle the whole thing is.
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of James O'Dell
Sent: 20 July 2007 12:46
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: HARRY POTTER AND ACCESS TO BOOKS
There is also a political point here. It is true that RNIB can't
afford to sell the books as a "loss leader", but I think perhaps the
bigger issue is that they want publishers to come on board with the
"same book, same time, same price" philosophy, perhaps in time allowing
them to take their fair share of the revenue as well. RNIB selling the
book at a discount would simply reinforce the mistaken view that blind
people want something for nothing, or at any rate for less than
"average" people would pay. Any discounts offered by outlets are not
under the control of the publishers, and I think RNIB are wise to do
things "by the book", if you'll excuse the pun. There is no point in
having equal access to the discounts if this ultimately ends up
providing publishers with an excuse not to give us equal access to the
material.
James
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