tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post156989604958002286..comments2023-11-05T18:16:53.461+08:00Comments on davidlian says...: Free Books? Neil Gaiman and Harper Collins says so...davidlianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446293571375339579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-48015367977366133642008-03-05T10:19:00.000+08:002008-03-05T10:19:00.000+08:00@YC: Yeah, the free music thing has been going on ...@YC: Yeah, the free music thing has been going on for a while - with Radiohead giving away In Rainbows for free.<BR/><BR/>But I think having the whole book online for reading is unprecedented - it's not just chapters we're talking about, that's been done like you said, but the whole book.<BR/><BR/>If you wanted, you could surf online everyday and finish reading the thing without buying it.<BR/><BR/>Presented with such an option, what would consumers choose?davidlianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446293571375339579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-57722624180869293002008-03-05T09:47:00.001+08:002008-03-05T09:47:00.001+08:00Looks like the URL is not nicely rendered. Click h...Looks like the URL is not nicely rendered. <A HREF="http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/03/03/internet-lessons-from-nine-inch-nails-and-obama/" REL="nofollow">Click here</A>.<BR/><BR/>- ycYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962882447601829374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1630791402854049329.post-37150882939238475952008-03-05T09:47:00.000+08:002008-03-05T09:47:00.000+08:00I'm not too sure if that business model works, but...I'm not too sure if that business model works, but.. I came across this article yesterday on what Reznor has tried:<BR/><BR/>http://blogs.wsj.com/biztech/2008/03/03/internet-lessons-from-nine-inch-nails-and-obama/<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>In fact, <A HREF="http://books.google.com/" REL="nofollow">Google Book</A> has served the purpose (for you to preview the books), with missing pages however.<BR/><BR/>- ycYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962882447601829374noreply@blogger.com