“I have been trying to write for at least a quarter of a century, and I can say very firmly that in my experience, suffering is largely of no bloody use to anyone, and definitely not a prerequisite for creation. If an artist has managed to take something appalling and make it into art, that’s because the artist is an artist, not because something appalling is naturally art.”
Tag: 04.02.12
Music Royalties For Online Play Soar, But…
“Online royalties soared 45.3% year on year last year, although the total remains relatively small at £38.5m. By contrast, recorded media royalites – payments stemming from CD sales – tumbled 13.3% to £101.6m in 2011, a steeper decline than 2010’s 8.8% fall.”
Libraries Boycott Large Publisher Over E-Books
“Libraries on Nova Scotia’s South Shore are boycotting Random House, one of the world’s largest book publishers, over what they call unfair e-book pricing. The company began charging public libraries up to three times the retail price for downloadable books last month.”