tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post5360008132719605070..comments2024-02-08T07:32:20.315-06:00Comments on Steve Bates - Yellow Doggerel Democratic Views: One More Reason I Won't Buy An E-Book ReaderSteve Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-30582984600160776352011-03-15T12:03:05.696-05:002011-03-15T12:03:05.696-05:00Constance, it's good to see you. I miss your b...Constance, it's good to see you. I miss your blog. Are you blogging in a new place, or have you given it up altogether? You can email me at doggerelist@stephenbates.com if you like.<br /><br />W.r.t. sound recordings, my own trick is to have tastes that are hardly mainstream in this day and age. Many CDs (still my preferred medium) of old jazz are available, new, on very cheap labels, and the CDs themselves are now filled to capacity... almost 80 min. of music. But if a recording would cost me as much as a meal out at a decent restaurant, I'll pass on the recording and take the meal instead. For a number of years, I bought no new recordings at all; I didn't want to reward companies for jacking the price up without justification.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872647804241988041.post-89872040900398485342011-03-15T09:41:53.156-05:002011-03-15T09:41:53.156-05:00I think the publishers are taking lessons from the...I think the publishers are taking lessons from the record labels, who still haven't figured out that pissing off their customers and artists is not a good business model. Especially when the customers aren't dumb enough to buy the "think of the artists!" argument, because we know they don't make a dime off of physical recordings.Constance Readerhttp://www.sabreean.comnoreply@blogger.com