That's a jackass line of thinking, Dan. I agree with what you're saying; it's why I release things online. But to make that decision for Woody is rude.
If Woody did want to release his older essays online, I'm sure he'd want them as nicely-formatted as they were in his original book, not vomited up on a shitty Tripod page. Formatting certainly chances our attitudes toward what we read. Furthermore, in a case like Without Feathers each separated story loses something of its context, which is a shame and makes it a less fulfilling read.
As I've just posted in the previous reply, I don't think it's a jackass line of thinking, because I think that after 34 years exclusive reprinting rights should have expired already.
If Woody did want to release his older essays online, I'm sure he'd want them as nicely-formatted as they were in his original book, not vomited up on a shitty Tripod page. Formatting certainly chances our attitudes toward what we read. Furthermore, in a case like Without Feathers each separated story loses something of its context, which is a shame and makes it a less fulfilling read.