Re:Intellectual Property is a scam (Score 1)

pre-paid copies maybe? Publishing house gives out few chapters to the masses ,and set up ordering system via internet and the bookstores.Everybody "wants" book now and is not going to wait for cheap chinese copy,and preorder ... So you can get an estimate of how many books to print (or can have them printed allready) and can make some money before cheap copies come to market.
I am sure that publishing houses would find a way to profit,in fact they would be forced to adapt to new system.