capybeby@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 21 hours agoLibraries are coolsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1659arrow-down18
arrow-up1651arrow-down1imageLibraries are coolsh.itjust.workscapybeby@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 21 hours agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-22 hours agoFirst time I’ve ever seen anyone speaking out for publishers and against lending and borrowing. You’re even ignoring how authors only get less than 10% of sales while publishers get 90% or so.
minus-squareCredibly_Human@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 hours agoI believe they are speaking in jest, hence the comical premise and imagery which is a reversal of a common meme used to criticize capitalism.
minus-squarebetanumerus@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 hour agoOk. Sometimes I don’t bother trying to tell apart a joke from a real concern. I mean, who knows what a struggling publisher would say. No worries.
First time I’ve ever seen anyone speaking out for publishers and against lending and borrowing. You’re even ignoring how authors only get less than 10% of sales while publishers get 90% or so.
I believe they are speaking in jest, hence the comical premise and imagery which is a reversal of a common meme used to criticize capitalism.
Ok. Sometimes I don’t bother trying to tell apart a joke from a real concern. I mean, who knows what a struggling publisher would say. No worries.