I'm not convinced it could work the way radio/tv works, but I'd love to see it explored more.
I'm not thrilled at the idea of an author/publisher version of the RIAA or MPAA, but I could hope that a new org, influenced by a lot of indie authors who want their stuff available, could avoid some of their pitfalls.
It deals with the issue of "how are you gonna find the good stuff in the endless digital slushpile": Book Jockeys. We could have BJs for our ebooks.
(And the "cloud" people will start screaming that this is the answer, and they're gonna have to face the same reality that radio did when cassette tapes got common: people can keep the content to enjoy later.)
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I'm not thrilled at the idea of an author/publisher version of the RIAA or MPAA, but I could hope that a new org, influenced by a lot of indie authors who want their stuff available, could avoid some of their pitfalls.
It deals with the issue of "how are you gonna find the good stuff in the endless digital slushpile": Book Jockeys. We could have BJs for our ebooks.
(And the "cloud" people will start screaming that this is the answer, and they're gonna have to face the same reality that radio did when cassette tapes got common: people can keep the content to enjoy later.)