Books

This one is not an environmental post, but I thought it was interesting. Read the entire article on Fast Company, "Hmmm. A 'monopoly over their own titles' is the absolute key phrase here, because it's plain dumb. It's like complaining that Van Gogh has a monopoly over paintings painted by Van Gogh." Interesting point but completely incorrect. It is more like an art gallery where Van Gogh sells all his paintings through a contract (a gallery that doesn't allow him to sell them any where else and pays him $.10 on the dollar IF he's lucky). I would argue that publishing companies do often have a monopoly on titles. Most authors have no leverage and cannot gain support because they can't get exposure.