an email interview with dave eggers. a good quote (a rhetorical question, not an interview question): "do we want or expect conglomerates to make our best art?" another: "no one's preventing anyone from starting new ventures." (but there are certainly companies that would like to, by erecting more tollbooths on the internet to go with the existing ones. setting up an ecommerce site on the net is still absurdly painful and expensive even if you are willing to roll up your sleeves and do work.)