E-books

Six publishers carry the majority of popular authors. They won't sell a majority of their e-books to libraries because they're worried people will borrow e-books rather than buy their e-books.

Uh hello publishers? I don't BUY your books at the library. Hence the word "library" on the big sign out front, not "bookSTORE".

Corporations still don't know how to use teh internetz.

Think I'm just railing against the man? Check it...

Now, I'm nothing if not fair, so we'll step into the publisher's shoes; because the reality is that there is not a huge profit margin in publishing in relation to other comparable goods, services and widgets for sale.

There are tons of books, magazines and comics being scanned daily. Even books over 700 pages as well.  I -cough-err- some people will torrent (download) a magazine, comic book , or even a technical manual easily.

 A book is a different story because of the time spent and the physical limitations. What the publishers don't fear is that you are going to sit at your computer and read a 700 page book.. And you don't really enjoy reading a book on your iPhone. You don't. No, you don't. The jury is still out on voracious reading using an e-reader, all your mindless consumer lust for iPads aside.

However, a true piece of electronic paper that I could bend, fold or otherwise hold like a real book would make the difference (See: Minority Report). Then the copyright issue would be brought to the fore. .

On a side note: Hey Kindle. Why in the hell would I pay 10 cents, or even 1 cent, to read a blog?