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Re: ebooks

From Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca>
Newsgroups alt.folklore.computers, comp.misc
Subject Re: ebooks
Date 2014-03-27 01:20 -0400
Organization National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Message-ID <alpine.LNX.2.02.1403270118130.14705@darkstar.example.org> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <20140324150738.5356ce46db117f1d68f9734f@eircom.net> <533067cd$0$17082$c3e8da3$dd9697d2@news.astraweb.com> <5330744D.23831713@bytecraft.com> <alpine.LNX.2.02.1403241421370.8531@darkstar.example.org> <5331ff9a$8$fuzhry+tra$mr2ice@news.patriot.net>

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On Tue, 25 Mar 2014, Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz wrote:

> In <alpine.LNX.2.02.1403241421370.8531@darkstar.example.org>, on
> 03/24/2014
>   at 02:48 PM, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> said:
>
>> But in the internet age, anyone can proclaim themselves an
>> "authority" but lack the skill or experience to do as good a job
>> as the reviewers for  the local paper.
>
> That may have been relevant when the local paper saw itself primarily
> as a news organ, but it's not your grandfather's local paper, and
> standards have disappeared. These days it's entertainment and selling
> advertising.
>
> Sturgeon's law applies just as much to the dead tree media as it does
> to the Internet.
>
That is the other side of the story.  I can complain about that blogger 
who just reposts a press release, but I also do see (and have complained) 
about the local paper that does the same.  It's a complicated thing, 
because newspapers came early to the internet so they wouldn't be left 
out, but didn't really have any strategy, so it just canibalized them, so 
now they are trying to compete with what's on the internet, rather than be 
strong and an alternative.

  Michael

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Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-23 12:06 +0000
  Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-03-23 12:11 +0000
    Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-23 14:43 +0000
      Re: ebooks Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-03-23 16:14 +0000
      Re: ebooks root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2014-03-23 18:09 +0000
        Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-03-23 19:21 +0000
        Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-23 20:34 +0000
          Re: ebooks Alan Bowler <atbowler@thinkage.ca> - 2014-06-13 14:14 -0400
            Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-06-13 21:44 +0100
            Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-06-13 16:53 -0400
              Re: ebooks Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2014-06-14 08:37 +0100
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-06-14 18:34 -0400
                Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-15 10:40 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-06-15 12:05 +0100
                Re: ebooks Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-06-15 11:20 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-06-15 12:37 +0100
                Re: ebooks root <NoEMail@home.org> - 2014-06-15 17:48 +0000
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-06-15 15:59 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Oeter Johns" <oj19854@nospam.com> - 2014-06-16 06:30 +1000
                Re: ebooks Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2014-06-16 04:04 -0500
                Re: ebooks Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-16 11:44 +0000
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-06-16 10:32 -0400
                Re: ebooks Andy Leighton <andyl@azaal.plus.com> - 2014-06-16 10:43 -0500
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-06-16 13:13 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Oeter Johns" <oj19854@nospam.com> - 2014-06-17 06:45 +1000
                Re: ebooks "Oeter Johns" <oj19854@nospam.com> - 2014-06-17 06:36 +1000
                Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-06-15 22:43 +0000
                Re: ebooks Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-06-15 23:26 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-06-16 22:01 +0100
              Re: ebooks "Oeter Johns" <oj19854@nospam.com> - 2014-06-15 06:27 +1000
      Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-03-23 19:09 +0000
      Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-24 01:55 +0000
        Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-24 10:35 +0000
          Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-24 13:01 -0400
            Re: ebooks Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-03-24 17:15 +0100
          Re: ebooks Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2014-03-24 15:07 +0000
            Re: ebooks Rich <rich@example.com> - 2014-03-24 17:13 +0000
              Re: ebooks Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2014-03-24 13:07 -0500
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-24 13:28 -0500
                Re: ebooks Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-24 21:48 +0100
                Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-24 22:57 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Lanto J." <lantoj78@gmail.com> - 2014-03-25 08:14 +1100
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 00:01 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Lanto J." <lantoj78@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 07:17 +1100
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 23:44 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Lanto J." <lantoj78@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 12:01 +1100
                Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-26 13:36 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-03-26 20:08 +0000
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-24 14:48 -0400
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-25 18:13 -0400
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 01:20 -0400
                Re: ebooks Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2014-03-25 05:49 +0000
                Re: ebooks Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-03-25 07:06 +0000
                Re: ebooks Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2014-03-25 08:19 -0500
                Re: ebooks Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2014-03-25 09:40 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Slp" <slp0987@nospam.com> - 2014-03-26 11:14 +1100
                Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-25 15:42 -0400
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-25 11:47 -0500
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-25 19:25 -0400
                Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-26 12:19 -0400
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-26 08:25 -0500
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-26 16:01 -0400
                Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-26 20:38 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-03-27 08:19 +1100
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-26 15:58 -0500
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-27 06:28 -0400
                Re: ebooks Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-03-26 22:03 +0100
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 00:46 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-26 15:01 -0500
                Re: ebooks scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2014-03-26 20:57 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-03-27 13:23 +0000
                Re: ebooks Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-27 17:48 +0100
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-27 08:26 -0500
                Re: ebooks greymausg <maus@mail.com> - 2014-03-27 14:55 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-27 10:05 -0500
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-27 11:55 -0500
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-27 14:25 -0500
                Re: ebooks scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2014-03-27 20:44 +0000
                Re: ebooks Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-28 01:38 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-27 22:37 -0500
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 23:52 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Slp" <slp0987@nospam.com> - 2014-03-28 16:07 +1100
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-28 10:52 -0500
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-28 11:57 -0500
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-28 14:41 -0500
                Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-28 21:27 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-03-28 17:02 -0500
                Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-28 23:46 -0400
                Re: ebooks Philip Shaw <jnufcvyvuc@tznvy.pbz> - 2014-04-02 01:32 +0000
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-04-02 14:28 +0000
                Re: ebooks Philip Shaw <jnufcvyvuc@tznvy.pbz> - 2014-04-07 05:32 +0000
                Re: ebooks "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-04-17 16:36 -0700
                Re: ebooks "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2014-04-02 07:31 -0800
                Re: ebooks scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2014-03-26 13:38 +0000
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-26 11:14 -0500
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 00:56 -0400
                Re: ebooks Clark G <clarkm.geimsler@ieeemmm.org> - 2014-03-27 16:52 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2014-03-27 14:03 -0500
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 23:07 -0400
                Re: ebooks Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-27 21:44 +0100
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-26 13:51 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2014-03-26 09:22 -0800
                Re: ebooks "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2014-03-26 13:54 -0500
                Re: ebooks davidmylastname@acm.org (David Griffith) - 2014-03-27 03:41 +0000
                Re: ebooks Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2014-03-27 07:36 -0400
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-28 03:40 -0400
                Re: ebooks Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-27 17:59 +0100
                Re: ebooks Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2014-03-26 15:38 -0700
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-26 22:09 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2014-03-27 13:55 -0500
                Re: ebooks Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-28 02:27 +0000
                Re: ebooks cb@bobby.df.lth.se (Christian Brunschen) - 2014-03-28 10:42 +0000
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 23:12 -0400
                Re: ebooks Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2014-03-28 23:17 -0700
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-26 16:06 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2014-03-26 09:19 -0800
                Re: ebooks "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2014-03-26 13:50 -0500
                Re: ebooks Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-03-26 20:00 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2014-03-26 13:30 -0800
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-26 15:51 -0500
                Re: ebooks Will Honea <whonea@whonea.net> - 2014-03-26 13:09 -0600
                Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-26 19:23 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Slp" <slp0987@nospam.com> - 2014-03-27 08:12 +1100
                Re: ebooks despen@verizon.net (Dan.Espen) - 2014-03-26 19:24 -0400
                Re: ebooks Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-26 23:40 +0000
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-27 06:36 -0400
                Knuth/TeX (was Re: ebooks) RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-27 14:33 +0000
                Re: Knuth/TeX (was Re: ebooks) "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2014-03-27 14:01 -0500
                Re: ebooks rpw3@rpw3.org (Rob Warnock) - 2014-03-27 03:10 +0000
                Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-25 08:19 -0500
                Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-25 15:16 +0000
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 13:32 +0000
                Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-25 15:20 +0000
                Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-25 15:49 -0400
                Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-25 15:58 +0000
                Re: ebooks Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2014-03-27 01:46 -0400
                Re: ebooks "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2014-03-25 08:48 -0800
                Re: ebooks RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-25 21:20 +0000
                Re: ebooks "Slp" <slp0987@nospam.com> - 2014-03-26 07:31 +1100
                Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-25 08:42 -0400
              Re: ebooks Will Honea <whonea@whonea.net> - 2014-03-24 12:52 -0600
            Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-24 20:12 -0400
              Re: ebooks Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-03-24 15:54 -0500
              Re: ebooks Rob Myers <rob@robmyers.org> - 2014-03-24 22:19 +0000
            Re: ebooks "Slp" <slp0987@nospam.com> - 2014-03-25 07:54 +1100
          Re: ebooks scott@alfter.diespammersdie.us (Scott Alfter) - 2014-03-24 16:21 +0000
          Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-24 17:02 +0000
            Re: ebooks Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2014-03-24 12:21 -0500
            Re: ebooks Bob Eager <news0002@eager.cx> - 2014-03-24 19:50 +0000
              Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-24 22:48 +0000
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-24 23:42 +0000
                Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-25 15:07 +0000
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 23:40 +0000
                Re: ebooks Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-03-26 21:57 +0100
                Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-28 13:58 +0000
                Re: ebooks Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@des.no> - 2014-03-28 15:44 +0100
                Re: ebooks "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 11:35 +1100
          Re: ebooks "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-03-25 07:28 +1100
            Re: ebooks Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2014-03-24 22:31 +0000
              Re: ebooks Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-25 00:06 +0000
              Re: ebooks "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2014-03-26 07:06 +1100
          Re: ebooks Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz <spamtrap@library.lspace.org.invalid> - 2014-03-24 10:25 -0400
      Re: ebooks Mike Sanders <mike@taco-shack.cow> - 2014-03-24 06:04 +0000
      Re: ebooks Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-26 13:17 +0100
  Re: ebooks Peter Flass <Peter_Flass@Yahoo.com> - 2014-03-23 19:23 -0400

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