[LINK] PLANT WILTS

[Roger Clarke]

>From: Tony Barry <me@Tony-Barry.emu.id.au>
>Source: THE NET NEWS
>	From Alan Farrelly
>	November 29, 2000
>- - - - -
>PLANT WILTS
>Much to the anger of those fans who've paid $1 an episode, blockbuster
>writer Stephen King is stopping publication of his e-serial, The Plant,
>leaving the story of the vampire potplant without an end. King did warn
>that he'd only keep writing if readers kept paying, and by instalment 4,
>only 46% of those who downloaded episodes were paying. See
>http://www.stephenking.com/sk_100900.html
>--

For the background and a quick analysis based on insufficient info, see:
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/EC/KingEP.html

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