On Dec 4, 2007 1:21 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
There is a significant convenience involved in having a physical book in your hand. I imagine a significant number of people will buy the book rather than download it.
Here is an interesting article about Cory Doctorow (BoingBoing etc) and his licensing experience using creative commons for his books. Of course he has no way of comparing, but he has said in a number of places that he thinks it has worked out great.
http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/cory-doctorow-copyright-tech-media_cz_cd_bo...
As he says, the problem isn't selling the books, the problem is being too obscure for anyone to care. Open licensing helps people hear about your book and share it, and the more people that want it, the more people will buy it. :)