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• RonaldP commented on CMAP: "Why can't I find audio editions of your books in the UK?"
  Well, they've forgotten why Bismark invented the modern social safety net and such, it was to squelch all that self organizing socialist stuff that was sprouting up. I am against dismantling what we have, but I am in favor of a return of what we've lost too. If the people get their act together, the powers that be are helpless....
• Arnold commented on CMAP: "Why can't I find audio editions of your books in the UK?"
  " Longer term, of course, the Tories would love to get rid of public libraries. The public library movement in the 19th century was a key platform for the working class self-improvement/education movement and provided a springboard into public engagement for a lot of annoying bolshie leftie politicians who went on to challenge their natural lords and masters for a share of the pie. Pulling up the ladder behind you is all part and parcel of the Posh Party's platform, so we shouldn't be too surprised by this ... " I DO wish that I could disagree with you and...
• Elderly Cynic commented on CMAP: "Why can't I find audio editions of your books in the UK?"
  The reason that I rarely buy modern hardbacks and wait for the paperback is the physical size. This is for many reasons. For heaven's sake, why on earth use a font of the size most people haven't needed since primary school? I agree that the most compact formats of c. 1900 are hard to read, but the standard ones of that era are perfectly readable and are a fraction of the size and weight....
• James Kemp commented on CMAP: "Why can't I find audio editions of your books in the UK?"
  I hope you are right about lack of access being temporary, but to me it looks like the S curve flattening out. The last 10% or so are going to be hard to get to....
• Dirk Bruere commented on CMAP: "Why can't I find audio editions of your books in the UK?"
  The last 10% are probably effectively illiterate anyway. It's not necessarily a mark of poverty. I bet those last 10% have smartphones....