[bksvol-discuss] Re: Something interesting
- From: Denise Thompson <deniset@xxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:32:52 -0800
Hi
At risk of beheading, I agree that reading print materials- books
should be available to everyone. However that we can read them
virtually free is questionable. I know we pay a membership fee to BKS
but is it very nominal and the authors and publishers are loosing
money by allowing their books to be made available to us. As much as
I enjoy being able to read virtually unlimited books a year, it
doesn't really seem fair completely. I have some friends who are on
limited incomes and love to read, but they can't afford to read the
amount of books I read each year. They're limited to seeking out
second hand book stores or going places that have used book swaps,
etc. And because they also have disabilities it makes finding books
harder for them because of the travel involved. So my most
magnanimous self says we should have to pay some sort of nominal
price for downloading books that goes back to the authors and
publishers like the sale of any book. The more selfish part of myself
says lets keep things the same. I suppose I can ease my conscience by
thinking of bKS as a library and I'm checking out books to read.
Denise
At 12:06 PM 12/11/2009, you wrote:
<http://www.blindbargains.com/redirect.php?redirect=4807>New
Petition Seeks to Gain Support of Access to Books for All
A new petition has been launched which seeks to gain support of
writers and others for equal access to printed material. Some
groups, including some book publishers, oppose this idea claiming it
will circumvent their copyrights of the books. But others consider
the ability to read the same books as everyone else a fundamental
right. The treaty will be discussed at the World Intellectual
Property Organization meeting in Geneva next week. Thanks to
@circulating on Twitter for sending this in. Via
<http://www.boingboing.net/>Boing Boing
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