Posted by Sir Four at 10:08pm Feb 4 '09You must sign in to send Sir Four a message
"… authors will perceive the immense advantage of giving their own manuscripts directly to the public without the expensive interference of the type-setter, and the often ruinous intervention of the publisher. All that a man of letters need do will be to pay some attention to legibility of manuscript, arrange his pages to suit himself, and stereotype them instantaneously, as arranged. He may intersperse them with his own drawings, or with anything to please his own fancy, … In the new régime the humblest will speak as often and as freely as the most exalted, and will be sure of receiving just that amount of attention which the intrinsic merit of their speeches may deserve."And now over 150 years later, that dream has come true. I guess it was a long time in coming.
Edgar Allen Poe's Prediction - Sir Four 10:08pm Feb 4 '09
