David,
Mea culpa.
Carl
> On 30 Nov 2013, at 8:23, David Stowe <> wrote:
>
> Carl I don't think you have read my response or Peter's comments correctly.
> There was never any discussion or comparison of the difficulty of writing it
> in the first place - only a comparison of how much work is needed to change
> it from printed form to digital form.
>
> Cheers
> David
>
>> On 29/11/2013, at 10:52 PM, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
>>
>> 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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