Re: Economics of dead tree (was: Re: A Radical Thesis)

From: <johnl[_at_]ibm.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 96 08:02:00 -0600

> I emphasise that these are physicists' order-of-magnitude
> numbers, not accountants' integers. And I am aware of many
> complicating factors which I don't have time to write,
> and you don't have time right now to read.

Mike,

I very much appreciate your taking the time to make this first order approximation.

What I find interesting is that the $.80 per reader is well with the range of what might be able to support with advertising and/or selling the identification of the reader's interest (i.e. selling his name), depending on the specificity of the identification.

But I suspect that books are likely to be quickly supplanted by electronic media. A magazine or article might be more likely-- particulalry something continuously updated.

Regards,
 John




John Lederer
Oregon. Wisconsin
johnl[_at_]ibm.net
Received on Thu Apr 18 1996 - 14:03:08 GMT

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