Screw the publishers (Score 3)

Artists, musicians, writers and other creators of intellectual property can still be paid fairly for their work. There are all sorts of options beyond conventional royalties.

I think it's great that they are following these new avenues of distribution. Even authors are discovering the benefits of providing material online. I checked out this free online book site, Abika.com, and it appears that they provide stock options for writers, as well as revenue from advertising. And from the look of things, the authors are doing it!

It's a brave new world.