Mike Taylor on Nostr: Why do #publishers exist? They exists to make publications: to make things public. ...
Why do #publishers exist?
They exists to make publications: to make things public. It's right there in the name.
But "publishers" as they exist now have the exact opposite mission. Their business model is to PREVENT things from being public — as in this iniquitous lawsuit: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23655804/internet-archive-hatchette-publisher-ebook-library-lawsuit
So. I will never again knowingly buy any book "published" by Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons or Penguin Random House. I won't give my money to content-hoarding corporations.
They exists to make publications: to make things public. It's right there in the name.
But "publishers" as they exist now have the exact opposite mission. Their business model is to PREVENT things from being public — as in this iniquitous lawsuit: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/24/23655804/internet-archive-hatchette-publisher-ebook-library-lawsuit
So. I will never again knowingly buy any book "published" by Hachette, HarperCollins, John Wiley & Sons or Penguin Random House. I won't give my money to content-hoarding corporations.