Well, I might disagree there. I think blaming the publisher and then trying to change the way the publisher does business might be more beneficial than playing whac-a-mole with the pirates.
The thing is, I've worked in a publishing company. And I've seen the realities of global corporate life, and I've also seen sometimes it just takes somebody who is willing to scream and shout and be difficult and make demands and keep screaming for something to get done.
I think one of the problems is the industry has allowed itself to say, "Oh, well, that's how things are done. You can't change 'em!" when that's not as true as they think it is.
The first company to come to their senses and realize what needs to be done in the literary market is going to own the game for the next century.
Which is where I think a union might come in handy. One or two writers, even big name ones, try to protest and they're expendable. 98% of the current writers working for these companies protest? Well, the game changes.
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Date: 2009-06-16 12:37 pm (UTC)The thing is, I've worked in a publishing company. And I've seen the realities of global corporate life, and I've also seen sometimes it just takes somebody who is willing to scream and shout and be difficult and make demands and keep screaming for something to get done.
I think one of the problems is the industry has allowed itself to say, "Oh, well, that's how things are done. You can't change 'em!" when that's not as true as they think it is.
The first company to come to their senses and realize what needs to be done in the literary market is going to own the game for the next century.
Which is where I think a union might come in handy. One or two writers, even big name ones, try to protest and they're expendable. 98% of the current writers working for these companies protest? Well, the game changes.