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Friday, February 22, 2013
Bestselling Author Of Children's Books Accuses Public Libraries Of Stealing His Paychecks
goodwill they have built over a lifetime. This is not necessarily just a case of "old cries in the clouds." Theme of this piece is not necessarily old (well, I admit that posts keep moving with each passing birthday) or consistent unnecessarily. ... It's just so horribly, terribly, completely wrong.
Terry Deary, author of Horrible Histories Online books for children have problem with libraries. Perhaps spurred on by the Association of the United Kingdom editorial collective nervous breakdown (library = "The theft of bad taste") last year, has joined several Deary lie-it-all great voice criticizing the existence of libraries and countless free books contained therein. "I do not denigrate libraries, I attack the concept behind the library, which is no longer valid."
Let's stop here for a moment. Once you read the following paragraphs, you can arrive at the conclusion that Deary
librariesattack. I just want you to know that not crazy . When someone attacks the underlying concept of something that is very rare everything was unhurt. There is a reason for this. We will use a metaphor to explain the statement Deary oxymoron:
underlying concepts as the foundation of a house, and when someone like this house Deary attack "foundation "It sounds like the kind of person who, for the sake of humanity, must have several filters installed between the brainstem and mouth. All clear?
good. Moving on.
[S] and took 150 years, we have the idea that we have the right to read books for free at the expense of authors, publishers and taxpayers Board. This is not the Victorian era, when we want to allow access to the literature depleted. We pay for compulsory education to do so.
Well, there are many things to attack there, almost enough to move things ignorant. "The right to read books for free." To tell you the truth, I just realized that this "right", as he was immediately overshadowed by copyright. Who do you think is what gives him " right "to make money writing books? Copyright is granted - not something you
always existed and
always
exist
even more surprised (and not in a good way) that it was "poor" people should be happy that the school system is able to store your library. God forbid that the poor get more than the minimum "taxpayers" give advice. they have problems of survival to overcome their "give a book or two" concerns Deary . So, want to read a bestseller, while remaining on the list. Fuck you, huh? Sorry about your copyright down and all, but at least you could not choose a more socially acceptable target, like Amazon or piracy or literacy rates or something?
What all the other books in the library literature for children written by Terry Deary? If these social leeches buy your own set of reference books as well? I'm sure a lot more time and money went into the development of Encylopaedia Brittanica and yet these journals are in the library
not
pay for all this information . If only points in the direction of the Internet, most libraries offer other services? What if I do not have the service at home? Library closed to the "poor" very good at all.please ... continue.
"People should make the decision to buy books."
No, Terry. No, if there is an option, and certainly not if you can not pay the free option. If you think libraries closing force everyone to start buying books (especially you), then go ahead and take a seat in the packed FAILboat members of the content industry who think piracy will force close people start to buy their offerings. It will be a long trip to an angry very disappointing.
"People will be happy to buy a movie ticket to see Matilda by Roald Dahl, and hope to get the book for free."
I have bad news for you and your traveling companions, Terry: The library lends films. Audiobooks. Video games. CD. And yet, I think it has to do with how you are missing out on greater freedom whenever someone uses your library card.
"books are not public property, and the writers are not Enid Blyton, middle-class women fall into a nice little hobby."
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