you've seen other competitors before,
and will probably see a whole lot more,
and all of them won't be as incompetent
as those you have faced down in the past.
ok, for those of you who might not know,
peter is the force behind leanpub.com...
which is highly similar to this site, but
has been around for a few years already.
so, no, this is not a "new" model, and
there _will_ be similar tool-chains that
will come soon, and i can guarantee it,
because i'll be releasing one that i've
been working on for over a _decade_ now.
but we do not need internal squabbling,
because killing corporate publishers is
gonna be hard, no matter how many of us
are committed and dedicated to doing it.
yes, they are dinosaurs, and yes, they
_will_ go extinct, eventually, even if
we do absolutely nothing. but they are
also dinosaurs with _very_ deep pockets,
and that's a significant factor in the
greedy money-ruled world we have today.
so welcome to the revolution, softcover.
strap on a helmet, and let's get to work.