Comments on: Solomon Scandals back on track for Diesel eBooks—but only after Lida gives up part of her weekend to deal with Mobipocket’s required DRM http://www.teleread.com/drm/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:28:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/drm/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-1016873 David Rothman Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:08:05 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/01/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/#comment-1016873 Hi, Francis. I'm sure Scott could if he had more resources, but he's spread pretty thin as it as. I wouldn't be surprised if DRM is one of the reason why he can't do things directly with Twilight. If so, what a sorry reflection on the industry! David P.S. Interesting URL, thanks. I'd encourage Twilight and others to go there. Maybe there's a possibility of a link with Baen's distribution system to augment the current one. I see roles for all kinds of different models. Hi, Francis. I’m sure Scott could if he had more resources, but he’s spread pretty thin as it as. I wouldn’t be surprised if DRM is one of the reason why he can’t do things directly with Twilight. If so, what a sorry reflection on the industry! David

P.S. Interesting URL, thanks. I’d encourage Twilight and others to go there. Maybe there’s a possibility of a link with Baen’s distribution system to augment the current one. I see roles for all kinds of different models.

]]> By: FrancisT http://www.teleread.com/drm/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-1016870 FrancisT Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:04:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/01/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/#comment-1016870 I find it astounding that Diesel can't deal direct with the publisher. http://www.di2.nu/200903/02.htm I find it astounding that Diesel can’t deal direct with the publisher.

http://www.di2.nu/200903/02.htm

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/drm/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-1016859 David Rothman Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:47:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/01/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/#comment-1016859 > As a recently published author you might contact the Guild and ask what, exactly, they’re doing to sort these issues out. Excellent idea, Kirk! I'll probably query the Guild to see if it cares about ePub and also about the right of writers NOT to have their works DRMed. Meanwhile I'll do the next-best thing thing refer people to your own commentary on the Guild's role: Authors Guild Gives Amazon the Perfect Alibi http://booksquare.com/authors-guild-gives-amazon-the-perfect-alibi/ Excerpt: "It’s unfortunate that the Authors Guild chose to make an issue out of Kindle’s TTS feature. If the Guild really wants to do well by authors, it would lobby Amazon to support industry-wide standards like epub, and encourage the development of an open and interoperable marketplace for digital content. Instead, the Guild has given Amazon the perfect excuse for creating a closed system that will limit consumers’ options and fragment the industry." Yes! Meanwhile, to treturn to what I wrote about, I've love to see Amazon try to reconcile Lida's situation with Jeff's talk about being "DRM agnostic." Thanks, David > As a recently published author you might contact the Guild and ask what, exactly, they’re doing to sort these issues out.

Excellent idea, Kirk! I’ll probably query the Guild to see if it cares about ePub and also about the right of writers NOT to have their works DRMed.

Meanwhile I’ll do the next-best thing thing refer people to your own commentary on the Guild’s role:

Authors Guild Gives Amazon the Perfect Alibi

http://booksquare.com/authors-guild-gives-amazon-the-perfect-alibi/

Excerpt:

“It’s unfortunate that the Authors Guild chose to make an issue out of Kindle’s TTS feature. If the Guild really wants to do well by authors, it would lobby Amazon to support industry-wide standards like epub, and encourage the development of an open and interoperable marketplace for digital content. Instead, the Guild has given Amazon the perfect excuse for creating a closed system that will limit consumers’ options and fragment the industry.”

Yes! Meanwhile, to treturn to what I wrote about, I’ve love to see Amazon try to reconcile Lida’s situation with Jeff’s talk about being “DRM agnostic.”

Thanks,
David

]]> By: Kirk Biglione http://www.teleread.com/drm/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/comment-page-1/#comment-1016844 Kirk Biglione Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/01/solomon-scandals-back-on-track-for-diesel-ebooks-but-only-after-lida-gives-up-part-of-her-weekend-to-deal-with-mobipockets-required-drm/#comment-1016844 David, I can't help but think that other authors and publishers are being put through a similar inconvenience -- but without the happy ending. You would think that THIS would be the kind of issue the Authors Guild would concern itself with. The Guild's protest over TTS regarded a feature that *might* impact authors at some future date. Proprietary DRM and Amazon's refusal to support epub on the Kindle are issues that impact authors right now. So, why isn't the Authors Guild taking on Amazon over these more immediate concerns? As a recently published author you might contact the Guild and ask what, exactly, they're doing to sort these issues out. David, I can’t help but think that other authors and publishers are being put through a similar inconvenience — but without the happy ending. You would think that THIS would be the kind of issue the Authors Guild would concern itself with.

The Guild’s protest over TTS regarded a feature that *might* impact authors at some future date. Proprietary DRM and Amazon’s refusal to support epub on the Kindle are issues that impact authors right now. So, why isn’t the Authors Guild taking on Amazon over these more immediate concerns?

As a recently published author you might contact the Guild and ask what, exactly, they’re doing to sort these issues out.

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