Re:Major book publishers sue Amazon’s Audible over new speec...
by gamblor956 on Monday August 26, 2019 @03:28PM
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Say I want to whispersync The Way of Kings. I already own the audiobook but now I have to buy the Kindle version for full price, which is $9.99 (I double checked in a private tab to make sure amazon wasnt giving any discounts)
Two different things. One is an audio performance, which you bought. It contains elements not in the print/ebook version.
The other is a print version of the same work. The purchase includes the formatting, editing, etc., that went into producing the print version which are not found in the audiobook version.
Why is it people get paid twice for contributing nothing to bring it to another medium?
Why is it that programmers get paid six figures to create just another database application? Aren't they all the same thing? No!? Well, it turns out that creating an audiobook and creating an ebook are two very separate things that each take a fair amount of work and that each deserve to be paid for.
Two different things. One is an audio performance, which you bought. It contains elements not in the print/ebook version.
The other is a print version of the same work. The purchase includes the formatting, editing, etc., that went into producing the print version which are not found in the audiobook version.
Why is it people get paid twice for contributing nothing to bring it to another medium?
Why is it that programmers get paid six figures to create just another database application? Aren't they all the same thing? No!? Well, it turns out that creating an audiobook and creating an ebook are two very separate things that each take a fair amount of work and that each deserve to be paid for.