A Comment and a Question...

So, I'm working on my paper (don't worry, there *will* be a rough draft tomorrow, it's just a matter of how rough it will be!) and I'm actually having a problem I've never had before.  After spending several weeks working on several long papers, I'm suddenly having a really hard time being concise!  My last few papers have been much longer, so when I finished my intro and inserted the thesis I had planned on writing, I suddenly realized that I was onto the second page, and I hadn't even gotten to my points yet!  I almost wish it were longer...almost.  Cutting is still easier than adding, though.

So, here's my thesis, and I'm curious what you think about it.  I won't bore you with a long history of publishing, just know that I've been talking about how publishers and authors started off on the right foot, then publishers started to take advantages on authors.

"How did this change come about?  While there are many factors that certainly contributed to these changes, it was mainly economic realities that caused the shift in the balance between these parties that caused this necessary shift."

What do you think? I didn't exactly follow Professor Burton's advice, mainly because I haven't found any good arguments against my thesis...yet. I am sure I will have some by Thursday. Excepting that minor detail, what does everyone think?

Publishers: An Annotated Bibliography

I love libraries.  I had actually forgotten how much I loved libraries; so far in my college experience, I’ve sort of avoided the library, but making this bibliography (or at least starting it; I’ve found a few more references I want to track down later) has reminded me how much I enjoy the time I spend in the library.  Actually, though, it’s probably a good thing that I haven’t been into the library too often; I have to admit that a large portion of the time I spent there was actually getting sidetracked by other cool or interesting things.  I probably spent the same amount of time reading extraneous articles as I spent reading books germane to my topic.  Oh well, I enjoyed it, so I can’t really say it was a waste.  J