Leeching off literacy
May 19, 2009
by Alex
3 comments
I think I’ve done my part (and a great deal of self-service) on the Globelines P2P issue, now let me zoom out and take a look at one thing that actually concerns me as an academic and an educator -The Great Book Blockade of 2009.
MLQ3 has already written about (and aggregated) what I think are the most important points regarding this, so let me do the lazy thing and just point you to a couple of his posts -The Great Book Blockade of 2009: Timeline and Readings and We, the People: As Readers.
Now here’s my beef regarding the issue.
On a personal (financial) note, one reason why I only get to buy books a few times a year is because of their cost. Now here’s an additional five percent out of my wallet just to enjoy a good read all because these books aren’t cultural and educational by the standards of someone in the government. So fork over the 5%, Gaiman fanboy.
