Comments on: Cory Doctorow and Creative Distribution http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/ the Open Business Project Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:18:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Unquiet Desperation » Blog Archive » Why Release Your Content Into the Wild? http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-16830 Unquiet Desperation » Blog Archive » Why Release Your Content Into the Wild? Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:13:40 +0000 http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/#comment-16830 [...] First, there is one of the most vocal and most successful proponents of Creative Commons: Cory Doctorow. …I voluntarily throw out some of the copyright that I get automatically just by writing stuff down. I do that for political and economic reasons: I think that the increased scope and duration of copyright are strangling free expression, privacy and innovation, and I think that enabling my fans to trade my words makes me more money. So I get to do the right thing and get paid, which is good…I’m generating more sales of my printed books. Sure, giving away ebooks displaces the occasional sale but it’s far more common for a reader to download the book, read some or all of it, and decide to buy the print edition. I’ve given away more than half a million digital copies of my award-winning first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and that sucker has blown through five print editions (yee-HAW!), so I’m not worried that giving away books is hurting my sales. ((from Cory Doctorow and Creative Distribution)) [...] [...] First, there is one of the most vocal and most successful proponents of Creative Commons: Cory Doctorow. …I voluntarily throw out some of the copyright that I get automatically just by writing stuff down. I do that for political and economic reasons: I think that the increased scope and duration of copyright are strangling free expression, privacy and innovation, and I think that enabling my fans to trade my words makes me more money. So I get to do the right thing and get paid, which is good…I’m generating more sales of my printed books. Sure, giving away ebooks displaces the occasional sale but it’s far more common for a reader to download the book, read some or all of it, and decide to buy the print edition. I’ve given away more than half a million digital copies of my award-winning first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and that sucker has blown through five print editions (yee-HAW!), so I’m not worried that giving away books is hurting my sales. ((from Cory Doctorow and Creative Distribution)) [...]

]]> By: Memento Mari » Developing Nations Licence http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-3059 Memento Mari » Developing Nations Licence Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:15:52 +0000 http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/#comment-3059 [...] He even goes on to say that using this licence drives sales: I’m generating more sales of my printed books. Sure, giving away ebooks displaces the occasional sale but it’s far more common for a reader to download the book, read some or all of it, and decide to buy the print edition. I’ve given away more than half a million digital copies of my award-winning first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and that sucker has blown through five print editions (yee-HAW!), so I’m not worried that giving away books is hurting my sales. [...] [...] He even goes on to say that using this licence drives sales: I’m generating more sales of my printed books. Sure, giving away ebooks displaces the occasional sale but it’s far more common for a reader to download the book, read some or all of it, and decide to buy the print edition. I’ve given away more than half a million digital copies of my award-winning first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and that sucker has blown through five print editions (yee-HAW!), so I’m not worried that giving away books is hurting my sales. [...]

]]> By: Nur mein Standpunkt » Ich bitte darum anderer Meinung sein zu dürfen http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Nur mein Standpunkt » Ich bitte darum anderer Meinung sein zu dürfen Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:41:14 +0000 http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/#comment-1108 [...] Zumal der Kronzeuge Cory Doctorow den Einfluß von Ebooks, kostenlos und gratis verteilt, auf die Auflage seiner Print-Exemplare wohl bestens beurteilen kann: I’m generating more sales of my printed books. Sure, giving away ebooks displaces the occasional sale but it’s far more common for a reader to download the book, read some or all of it, and decide to buy the print edition. I’ve given away more than half a million digital copies of my award-winning first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and that sucker has blown through five print editions (yee-HAW!), so I’m not worried that giving away books is hurting my sales. [...] [...] Zumal der Kronzeuge Cory Doctorow den Einfluß von Ebooks, kostenlos und gratis verteilt, auf die Auflage seiner Print-Exemplare wohl bestens beurteilen kann: I’m generating more sales of my printed books. Sure, giving away ebooks displaces the occasional sale but it’s far more common for a reader to download the book, read some or all of it, and decide to buy the print edition. I’ve given away more than half a million digital copies of my award-winning first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, and that sucker has blown through five print editions (yee-HAW!), so I’m not worried that giving away books is hurting my sales. [...]

]]> By: AccMan Pro » Why can’t we share information? http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-53 AccMan Pro » Why can’t we share information? Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:42:40 +0000 http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/#comment-53 [...] Some authors are claiming that by giving away some of their copyright, they actually increase print sales. So being open and sharing is a win-win-win. The proof already exists. [...] [...] Some authors are claiming that by giving away some of their copyright, they actually increase print sales. So being open and sharing is a win-win-win. The proof already exists. [...]

]]> By: zotz http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-49 zotz Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:42:48 +0000 http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/#comment-49 Well, I have just posted Tings, my NaNoWriMo 2005 winning novel at ourmedia here: http://www.ourmedia.org/node/111123 under a Creative Commons BY-SA license. It is unedited and full of issues, but it is up for reading and re-use. I posted it day by day as I wrote it here: http://www.ourmedia.org/node/85937 I plan to offer it for sale on http://www.lulu.com/zotz as well. (Right now, I plan to offer each edit/rewrite for sale seperately. All under a BY-SA license unless something changes.) There are also some songs (lyrics) that first appear in Tings. We are working on recording them. They too will be offered for sale. We shall see what results. all the best, drew http://www.ourmedia.org/user/17145 Well,

I have just posted Tings, my NaNoWriMo 2005 winning novel at ourmedia here:

http://www.ourmedia.org/node/111123

under a Creative Commons BY-SA license.

It is unedited and full of issues, but it is up for reading and re-use.

I posted it day by day as I wrote it here:

http://www.ourmedia.org/node/85937

I plan to offer it for sale on http://www.lulu.com/zotz as well. (Right now, I plan to offer each edit/rewrite for sale seperately. All under a BY-SA license unless something changes.)

There are also some songs (lyrics) that first appear in Tings. We are working on recording them. They too will be offered for sale.

We shall see what results.

all the best,

drew

http://www.ourmedia.org/user/17145

]]> By: Hannah http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Hannah Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/12/06/cory-doctorow-and-creative-distribution/#comment-46 If you're interested in publishing literature and the future of the hardcopy book there's a small discussion happening <a href="http://www.futureofthebook.org/blog/archives/2005/12/interview_with.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. The website is called "if:book, A Project of the Institute for the Future of the book", and it examines issues that anyone interested in online literary publications might be interested in keeping up with. Nick, <a href="http://www.openbusiness.cc/2005/10/29/critical-parliament/">Critical Parliment</a>, you might be interested. After seeing so many music models on this site it would be great to hear from anyone who is currently doing any online galleries or publishing, what models they use, or have come up with, and what they think of Cory's approach! If you’re interested in publishing literature and the future of the hardcopy book there’s a small discussion happening here.

The website is called “if:book, A Project of the Institute for the Future of the book”, and it examines issues that anyone interested in online literary publications might be interested in keeping up with. Nick, Critical Parliment, you might be interested.
After seeing so many music models on this site it would be great to hear from anyone who is currently doing any online galleries or publishing, what models they use, or have come up with, and what they think of Cory’s approach!

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