On 04/12/2007, Charlotte Webb charlottethewebb@gmail.com wrote:
On 12/4/07, phoebe ayers phoebe.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
- The book will be licensed under the GFDL and an online version will
be available... [...]
- A portion of the authors' proceeds will be donated to the Wikimedia
Foundation.
Of course, anyone aware of both of these facts will probably be smart enough to:
- Download the book, if they want to.
- Send money directly to the foundation (cutting out the publisher
and any other intermediaries), if they want to. So the proceeds might be on the meager side, though hopefully enough to cover production expenses... (?)
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.