tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post4262249835990166377..comments2024-03-29T14:54:15.215+05:30Comments on Known Turf: The asli, the nakli, and the biasesAnnie Zaidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08687223598027157611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-76518408572904029372011-04-16T08:45:04.923+05:302011-04-16T08:45:04.923+05:30Maybe tangential, but it sometimes makes me wonder...Maybe tangential, but it sometimes makes me wonder if the writer's impetus to get the words out is a desire to reach out by hook or crook or to survive by licensing ( through legitimate purchase from authorised sources ) his work. Makes me also think of some who would want to pay to be published ... :DWillOTheWisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17519824840694799244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-92214737798832666752011-01-25T06:47:31.461+05:302011-01-25T06:47:31.461+05:30cotton candy. that's what it felt like to me. ...cotton candy. that's what it felt like to me. as in, something that can't be chewed on. the books don't <i>look</i> fake they <i>are</i> fake for reasons any simple-minded economist will lay out for you in clearer terms than i can.<br /><br />its way too easy for the poor to guilt-trip the not-so-poor into philanthropic modes for they seem to equate poverty with stupidity...<br />and suraj sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04884569188105382499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-20303787931865949002011-01-16T10:14:35.493+05:302011-01-16T10:14:35.493+05:30There are two problems here. First, writers don...There are two problems here. First, writers don't get paid enough. Second, and related to the first, is the fact that we don't do enough to increase the number of readers out there. Reading is addictive: people who read a book--even a pirated books--are more likely to become more hooked on reading. In the end, they are more likely to buy an original book. It's not enough to have book Hari Battihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14789125444941418973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-2747897786456422852011-01-15T18:52:20.831+05:302011-01-15T18:52:20.831+05:30Good point, his. I have seen pirated books even on...Good point, his. I have seen pirated books even on non-fiction... In fact, in some places, there are regular shops that sell such stuff :O<br /><br />Destination InfinityDestination Infinityhttp://www.destinationinfinity.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9939966.post-22947422149910221622011-01-14T22:51:45.382+05:302011-01-14T22:51:45.382+05:30well he caught you...'when people like me seel...well he caught you...'when people like me seel them.....even asli book wouldl look nakli' hhhaahhaa. Smart !! He has already learnt the ways to survive in this harsh world. He has to.The Globetrotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16565337671033284111noreply@blogger.com