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.
Bible is still the most popular book of all time.
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.
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.
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
Modern books speak to modern problems. Some stories are timeless, but sometimes you want a hyper specific scenario.
