And you are absolutely sure that there is no causal relationship between publishers getting paid and authors getting paid?
Yes, the status quo is ridiculous, with libraries having to limit "copies" of ebooks and even simulating wear and tear of these on one side, and having to deal with DRM buying books on the other.
But according to at least one author that I‘d trust in the matter, publishers also provide valuable services to them, such as taking the financial risk of the first print run (including editing, marketing etc.) and paying authors upfront for it.
That said, I really hope that we‘ll see an "iTunes store for ebooks" (open format, no DRM) sooner rather than later.
Yes, the status quo is ridiculous, with libraries having to limit "copies" of ebooks and even simulating wear and tear of these on one side, and having to deal with DRM buying books on the other.
But according to at least one author that I‘d trust in the matter, publishers also provide valuable services to them, such as taking the financial risk of the first print run (including editing, marketing etc.) and paying authors upfront for it.
That said, I really hope that we‘ll see an "iTunes store for ebooks" (open format, no DRM) sooner rather than later.