Writing that novel..
Several people have started writing novels on the net using software like blogger to allow people to provide criticism and corrections, and releasing the content under the Creative Commons license.
Here's a couple I've been reading recently :
Dingo by Michael Alan Nelson
Mistress of Dakao by Remittance Girl
( note Remittance Girl writes erotica, so may not be work-safe )
And of course there is always the Baen Free Library, which includes works by Andre Norton, Lois McMaster Bujold, David Drake , Mercedes Lackey, Keith Laumer, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, John Ringo, David Weber, and others
Combine quality writing released for free or directly under Creative Commons, freely available on the web, with cheap, throwaway, net-capable devices, such as this one being produced by Nicholas Negroponte for distribution to the third world (via yeldarb_smaillw), using electronic paper as a display, will this spell the end of the publishing industry?
For that matter, with the growth of sites like OpSound, does it spell the end of the concept of controlled content distribution?
Here's a couple I've been reading recently :
Dingo by Michael Alan Nelson
Mistress of Dakao by Remittance Girl
( note Remittance Girl writes erotica, so may not be work-safe )
And of course there is always the Baen Free Library, which includes works by Andre Norton, Lois McMaster Bujold, David Drake , Mercedes Lackey, Keith Laumer, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, John Ringo, David Weber, and others
Combine quality writing released for free or directly under Creative Commons, freely available on the web, with cheap, throwaway, net-capable devices, such as this one being produced by Nicholas Negroponte for distribution to the third world (via yeldarb_smaillw), using electronic paper as a display, will this spell the end of the publishing industry?
For that matter, with the growth of sites like OpSound, does it spell the end of the concept of controlled content distribution?