Pirates of the Potter-ian

This article from Wired about JK Rowling's refusal to release an e-book for Harry Potter made me snicker a bit. I like the experience of having a book in my hand personally, but I don't think anyone can ignore that electronic downloads have a place in the world. (IMHO, audio is going to trump electronic, although they'll both co-exist nicely in the longterm future), and the imagery of a poor Russian slogging over the scanner, ripping books, well, I think it could be another Tim Burton movie!! JK Rowling and the Fantastic Scanning Machine. I do feel for Rowling, but I wonder if this will make her reconsider her stance....

Time (or Xerox), will tell.