Or, at least, they could if the “humble indie bundle” scheme gains momentum.
The Guardian reports on a new method of pay-what-you-can — bundled ebooks that are advertised to “support authors.” But so far the developers have only included well established writers and have not yet caught on to the grab bag style of other media. Remember blind buying ten CDs for $1? Each black plastic bag held a cocktail of genres varying from Bruce Springsteen live EP to tribal music of East Africa or soundtracks to movies like Grandma’s Boy.
The exposure to new music may not have caused you to run out and buy the discography of Kool Keith & Kutmasta Kurt but it was certainly fun to let fate choose the purchases for a day. Might ebook readers agree?
