Public domain books are not present in our everyday pop culture because nobody is making a profit from them. So the media ecosystem just doesn’t discuss them.
What? Some of the most well known and highly rated books are in the public domain.
Bible, Sherlock Holmes, Dickens, Dracula, Frankenstein, Gatsby, Jekyll
Nice to see the bible amongst the fiction section where it belongs 😂
All of Shakespeare
Do you want me to get Moby Dick out again‽ Does anyone want that?
People who read are reading them, it’s just that’s there’s fewer and fewer people reading anything at all.
Modern books speak to modern problems. Some stories are timeless, but sometimes you want a hyper specific scenario.
Anyone can print them so I’m sure someone is trying to make a profit on them. Barnes & Noble has their own store editions of a lot of them and even some non-public domain stuff.
Bible is still the most popular book of all time.
And that’s a huge problem
It’s also the most profitable.
Yeah repackaging and selling the word of their dear leader to cult followers has got to be the oldest scam in the book.
Notice this in audiobooks. Librivox does a great job, but they’re volunteers and the quality is sub par. I enjoy old books, public domain … but they are not pushed. Because, as you say… There is no money in it.
Wanna find the bad guy? #FollowTheMoney
I do.
Why would the media spend time discussing something that has been popular for hundreds of years. What new thing do you want them to discuss about Frankenstein?
