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Re:Malcolm Gladwell: Is free the future? by tetha on Monday June 29, 2009 @07:08AM (#678776)
The book is about things being free in the digital domain, so in the internet. Thus, a physical copy of the book is still allowed to cost some money, as the paper just does cost money. However, a good question would be: where is the free ebook?
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Re:Malcolm Gladwell: Is free the future? by mcantor on Monday June 29, 2009 @10:12AM (#678955)
I think you missed Mr. Gladwell's point... if we extend his reasoning, books do not cost money because they require paper (fuel). Books cost money because of the complex infrastructure required to find, edit, print, assemble and distribute them!
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Re:Malcolm Gladwell: Is free the future? by jcl on Monday June 29, 2009 @11:00AM (#679048)
He should have taken a cue from Abbie Hoffman and titled it "Download This Book". :)
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