An Open Letter to the Publishers in Hachette v. Internet Archive
In light of the ongoing legal battle in Hachette v. Internet Archive, we are writing to urge you to reconsider your stance and restore our access to the books that you have caused to be removed from the Internet Archive’s lending collection.
Motivation books. What happened here? Suddenly everybody needs to be motivated? It’s a fairly simple thing. Either you want to do something or you don’t. What’s the big mystery? Besides, if you’re motivated enough to go the store to buy a motivation book, aren’t you motivated enough to do that so you don’t need the book? Put it back. Tell the clerk “fuck you”, “I’m motivated”, “I’m going home”, “I’m going home”.