Oh, I know that a work only has to be created to be copyrighted. I realized after I posted I had phrased it badly. It's nice to have confirmation like this for both fanfic and original works, though, considering all the idiots and copyright trolls now trying to make things like "posting a link to a page" a violation of copyright.
I agree that the publishers have been very poor in adapting to new media. I still don't understand why we don't have the option to, say, buy a physical book, and then get the ebook free or for only a few dollars added on to the price of the physical copy. That and terrible DRM and stupid copyright issues are causing more problems than they solve. For example-- ebooks are often limited by country, so if you're not in the right country, you can't download the book. It's ridiculous. An ebook should be as widely available as possible, that's the benefit of ebooks over physical books.
I did read the Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, it was good. I definitely see why it was self- and small-published first, though. It has an old-timey fairytale charm that I can see publishers being unwilling to take a risk on.
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Date: 2013-03-16 02:37 am (UTC)I agree that the publishers have been very poor in adapting to new media. I still don't understand why we don't have the option to, say, buy a physical book, and then get the ebook free or for only a few dollars added on to the price of the physical copy. That and terrible DRM and stupid copyright issues are causing more problems than they solve. For example-- ebooks are often limited by country, so if you're not in the right country, you can't download the book. It's ridiculous. An ebook should be as widely available as possible, that's the benefit of ebooks over physical books.
I did read the Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland, it was good. I definitely see why it was self- and small-published first, though. It has an old-timey fairytale charm that I can see publishers being unwilling to take a risk on.