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.

-bowerbird