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throwaway14356 on June 23, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Internet Archive forced to remove 500k books after...

yes, that should be the goal. They don't fully align with the publisher who seeks his own compensation.

WillAdams on June 25, 2024 [–]

Given typical author contracts what mechanism is there for a publisher making a book available w/o compensating the author?

throwaway14356 on June 27, 2024 | [–]

They can promote a newer book that appeals to a larger audience and/or has better margins. Simple choices have to be made some how.

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