David,
I think most authors of fiction would take you to task over your downplaying
the difficulty of writing a novel. James Joyce was happy to be able to produce
one sentence in a day. Many authors would tell you that writing a novel is like
giving birth to an elephant, sideways. Writing a field guide, in electronic or
paper format is basically the assembly of existing data and illustrations by a
crew. Not exactly the same as writing literature.
Carl Clifford
> On 29 Nov 2013, at 21:23, David Stowe <> wrote:
>
> Personally i can't believe the Morcombe app is so cheap especially with the
> calls. Who else spent hundreds of dollars collecting the BOCA CD set?!
>
> Also there is so much more development work/cost that goes into an app
> compared to the printed book. You can't honestly compare a novel with this
> app? There is zero added functionality to a novel -essentially its simply a
> "scan" of the printed version.
>
> Go and buy an ebook from CSIRO publishing for another example - ones i have
> looked at were the same cost as the printed book without any added
> functionality and no printing cost.
>
> Cheers,
> David Stowe
>
>
>> On 29/11/2013, at 4:09 PM, Peter Shute <> wrote:
>>
>> True, but the Morcombe app is, I think, half the price, has more in it than
>> a paper field guide, and so far the updates have been free.
>>
>> I don't know how much it costs to distribute an app via Apple, etc, but
>> there's no shop front paying rent, no transport costs, no printing costs.
>> The electronic version of a typical novel is usually a lot less than the
>> printed version.
>>
>> Perhaps the Morcombe app is under priced, I don't know.
>>
>> Peter Shute
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On 29 Nov 2013, at 2:58 pm, "Arthur & Denise" <> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for the video guide Marc.
>>>
>>> It amazes me that so many people consider the price of this app as
>>> excessive. You get so much more than a book field guide with updates
>>> provided. To update a book you need to wait until a new version is produced
>>> and then pay at least the same as your original purchase price. For me, the
>>> convenience of having multiple guides available on a lightweight device and
>>> updated regularly at no further cost, is more than worth the initial outlay.
>>>
>>> Arthur Carew
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