On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:15 AM, Angelus Novus wrote:
> I think the Internet is a legitimate distribution mechanism for out-of-print material that would otherwise never reach a wide audience (I'm thinking in particular of the Sojourner Truth Organization archive), but there's just something shitty and lacking in solidarity about pirating in-print and readily available material from small left outfits.
Is there no possibility that having access via torrent or other IP may increase sales of hard copy, or paid e-book by giving readers the opportunity to assess a pub, and determine whether or not they want to add it to their library? I know that I've found that to be the case for me more than once.