As Dot-Coms Go Bust in the U.S., Bermuda Hosts a Little Boomlet

[Declan McCullagh]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2001 at 01:11:01PM -0800, Tim May wrote:
> I hope you don't do this. There have been several of these kinds of 
> collections--a guy at MIT has done at least a couple of them (I 
> forget his name, though three of my short pieces are in one of his 
> books: the books cost $40-60 or so, for a damned paperback, which is 
> why I don't have my own copy. Even at this high price, they don't pay 
> for submissions and they don't even give out copies to contributors!).

As someone who makes the vast bulk of his income from speaking fees, I
wouldn't undertake such a project unless I could pay contributors and
get a generous number of copies to hand out. Seems only fair.

> There's probably a role for a good book on, say, "digital money," 
> with a mix of overview articles and detailed articles. This would be 
> a _lot_ of work, and the editor would need to be well-versed in the 
> field.

Yep, and not something that I'd be that interested in. But a limited
focus would be necessary. Maybe something titled "Crypto Anarchy." :)

-Declan