[IP] more on Technology Rewrites the Book

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Date: July 24, 2006 6:59:05 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Cc: lauren@vortex.com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Technology Rewrites the Book


Dave, Egor,

Some "on-demand" DVD burning seems to already be taking hold in
mainstream media.  In particular, History Channel uses conventional
DVD+R disks to create copies of many shows, apparently as they are
ordered (and with a guarantee in case of playback incompatibilities,
the last time I looked).  As I recall, these are bare-bones DVDs --
no chapter titles, no extras, etc.

This makes a lot of sense for programs that have relatively low
demand, and can't justify the full-blown authoring and pressing that
the more "featured" programs receive.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
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> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Egor Kobylkin <egor@kobylkin.com>
> Date: July 24, 2006 5:51:23 PM EDT
> To: dave@farber.net
> Subject: Re: Technology Rewrites the Book
>
> Dave, for your list, if you wish.
>
> > From: Monty Solomon <monty@roscom.com>
> > Date: July 23, 2006 11:02:15 PM EDT
> > To: undisclosed-recipient:;
> > Subject: Technology Rewrites the Book
> >
> >
> > Technology Rewrites the Book
> >
> > By PETER WAYNER
> > The New York Times
> > July 20, 2006
> > ...
> > said. "This is as good as any book in a bookstore."
> >
> > ...
> >
> > and Blurb will make a
> > copy just for that buyer.
> I was confused as to why the CD's or DVD's are not made completely on
> demand? They have way lot less polygraphy on them, and they are
> intrincically digital. But then I thought, there must be much less
> titles of them in the top 80% of sales, than there will be of the
> books. So by keeping, say 1000 preprinted titles in stock a small DVD
> shop with no Internet can be in business.
>
> But also because of the higher variety, books should have a higher
> price/cost ratio to cover the additional costs of the logistics due
> to lover average volumes, it makes bookstores a more attractive
> victim to substitution with a print on demand service.
>
> On the other hand, one already can have almost any album from a major
> music studio for 9.99 from iTunes in 5 minutes.
>
> So now, when the books can be done on demand economically, when will
> I be able to go to a shop and let them print for me any CD/DVD in the
> world in 5 minutes?
>
> Curiously yours,
> Egor
>
>
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