@brewsterkahle Owning and controlling information is the same kind of imperative for publishers that preserving and disseminating it is for the IA. It, not books, is their asset. Yet it's so hard to value individually that they simply hoard it until some nugget shows potential, and they will milk it dry and speculate and diversify to improve their odds. It is as much quantity as quality, and the more, the better. Past sales be damned; there's always a chance for more as long as you own it.