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Brett Glass wrote:
 
> >  It is only the really big names, who
> >already command a large market, who tend to argue against things like
> >online reproduction.
> 
> Not necessarily. Stephen King has implemented it with great success,
> in fact.

Actually, no, King's experiment has gone wrong, and much of the blame
lies with the specific implementation he devised. Some conspiracy
theorists have argued that it was designed to fail, but the more likely
explanation is that he simply doesn't understand the medium.


							-- C.

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