tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121640.post2075542619553510654..comments2023-10-28T06:57:37.613-04:00Comments on "Cheap Priceless Editions": What Could be "Cheaper" than "Free"? My Local Library Card Allows Internet Access for $10 Membership -- Good for 3 Years !Blogaulairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14373333970371845109noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121640.post-31185027065427664552007-01-21T06:48:00.000-05:002007-01-21T06:48:00.000-05:00neath:
You cannot keep a gallery open for very l...neath:<br /><br /> You cannot keep a gallery open for very long without govt subsidies, that's for certain. Can you publish a mag without a rich benefactor? I doubt it.<br /><br /> We both know the same venues. There are some interesting nooks and crannies around where exhibition space and books are freely available that are easy to miss. Like Blue Mondays, Cosmik. Some people use their apartments to exhibit. (No names to protect people who do not advertise this sideline.)<br /><br />We should put together a visitors guide for the southwest corner of Montreal.<br /><br />Near me is a pizza joint I would never visit for a cup of java except it is the only place I know that subscribes to National Geographics (I think the Can version - not much difference there, though). I know a waitress who gives away pop fiction to clients and friends and we see that she always has a cheap supply!<br /><br />Well, my advice is to get paid for artistic and image work where possible and to not give away high resolution images with commercial potential until it is okay with potential 'buyers'. Who needs hi-res on the Internet anyway? I think 60 pixels/inch are too high.<br /><br />People should also learn how to market their skills, talents from two or three mentors and make sure one of them is totally computer ILLITERATE. The old school had/still has stuff to teach cyber artists about finding clients and marketing ones abilities down at street level.<br />CiaoBlogaulairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373333970371845109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121640.post-67080618942936004382007-01-21T03:26:00.000-05:002007-01-21T03:26:00.000-05:00it is interesting. With bloggers we freely post ea...it is interesting. With bloggers we freely post each other's images, provide the proper acknowledgement, post a link, and all is swell in the blogosphere. But is the nature of the art gallery changing too? You can find just about any kind of image you want on the net, so something is democratically ok. But it's almost impossible for the majority of artists to make a living doing their thing as it has been. Would a Google driven "Museum" drive prices down? And would the average "art lover" only ever go to museums to see "classics" in person? How could you keep a gallery open if people are only buying on the net? etc, etc?Neathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608396925537764162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121640.post-86073676465727337552007-01-20T18:58:00.000-05:002007-01-20T18:58:00.000-05:00Neath: I agree with how you read the trend. Anonym...Neath: I agree with how you read the trend. Anonymous: Thanks for the bit about the two Doctorow guys; I did see the announcement when Cory was 'throned' with the joint US - Canada chair on international -- I seem to remember it as 'Diplomacy' at the University of Southern California.<br /><br />Neath - Google also touches photography. And their use of satellite images of the entire globe may come into play with some eventual inventory of photos from every corner of the globe. Like you pointing to bookstores as middlemen who are threatened by this, I wonder what threats you see if the corporate side of the Internet stockpiles and distributes photographs. You know they have the technology to digitize prints and negative big time as well.<br /><br />I'm not against a universal gift economy in all this material, but neither the users nor the masses of people have a say - it all seems to flow through private corporations that are based on their stockmarket value and on selling ads. My main point, though, is that this is the creative work of humans (across time and continents) being funneled through a very few pipelines while the local avenues and venues for enjoying the arts hands-on seem to be drying up.Blogaulairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373333970371845109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121640.post-62170847126641525342007-01-20T18:30:00.000-05:002007-01-20T18:30:00.000-05:00Google getting involved in the "publishing" busine...Google getting involved in the "publishing" business is a huge red light. Amazon's numbers are probably behind all the "potential" as well. Have people finally lost the need to actually go to a bookstore? Hopefully not, but it is easy to see the giants once again moving towards taking out the middle man again.<br /><br />NeathNeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608396925537764162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37121640.post-1865847355662887072007-01-20T16:34:00.000-05:002007-01-20T16:34:00.000-05:00Hi Cy,
Why are you coming on like you want to di...Hi Cy,<br /> Why are you coming on like you want to diss people we know you love dearly like Cory Doctorow and Leonard Cohen? I know you have respect for both these displaced Canadians living in the States so why not show it up front? Basta, enough morals.<br /><br /> No, the two Doctorows are not family relations. (Cory's parents tried to dig up something genealogic but it is far-fetched at best.)<br /><br /> Heah, I'll still talk to you so calm down. Even if you keep misspelling Andersede. <br /><br />After all, the Andersede name is Spanish, not Anglo-Saxon. It roughly translates to 'the seat of the wanderer'. Not that ridiculous Asian spice connotation you keep making when your crooked left middle finger incessantly slips off the key of D! <br /><br />But HEAH, again, Cy. All the Cory's forgive you I'm sure. Just do not bite the hand that feeds you. OK buddy? <br /><br />Hasta la vista amigo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com