<div dir="ltr">Probably, but it will still sell, more than the hard photocopy. <div><br></div><div>Actually, Don Tillman's business advice is the most sound I've read in this thread.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 3:12 PM, BrightBoy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jdec@mindspring.com" target="_blank">jdec@mindspring.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">And once an electronic version exists, it will be pirated via torrent sites....<br>
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Jeff<br>
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>From: MOB <<a href="mailto:mob@mindspring.com">mob@mindspring.com</a>><br>
>Sent: Jun 25, 2017 2:19 PM<br>
>To: <a href="mailto:synth-diy@synth-diy.org">synth-diy@synth-diy.org</a><br>
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] From Bernie of Electronotes<br>
><br>
</span><span class="">>Tom,<br>
><br>
>I completely agree that Bernie should be free to do whatever he wishes<br>
>with his intellectual property.<br>
><br>
>I did think, and I do take issue with your last argument. In less than<br>
>a minute, I found a Kindle edition of the complete works of Shakespeare<br>
>for 99 cents and CD's of the complete symphonies of Beethoven for $28.<br>
><br>
>There's a trade-off satisfaction from income from fewer high-paying<br>
>users and from having your work more widely known and used. We all know<br>
>that in a consumer-based world, the single-item price is *not* the index<br>
>of value. An individual has a right to choose either, but it's nice to<br>
>know that both options are available.<br>
><br>
>Best regards,<br>
><br>
>Michael<br>
><br>
>On 6/25/2017 1:37 PM, Tom Farrand wrote:<br>
</span>>> Can I reduce your life's work into a $50 PDF? Is that what a lifetime<br>
<span class="im HOEnZb">>> of work is worth nowadays? People: think.<br>
><br>
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