Microsoft on cracked e-books
"A Microsoft spokesman said the company was aware of the software and had contacted publishers to notify them about it. The company said it did not yet have a fix...
Bill would repair some damage from DCMA
A new bill would make it possible for consumers to copy songs, movies and other digital content for fair use. InfoWorld, via Pocket PC eBook Watch. While we're on the...
Books sales dismal over holidays
"Christmas 2002 wasn't one for the books.Sales were down 20% for the 2002 holidays compared with the same period last year, based on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list. This...
Music piracy inevitable, says RIAA exec
"Illegal music download sites will never be eradicated, the president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has admitted. Cary Sherman told BBC News Online that music would always...
Grassroots copyright audits
The big software companies, studios and megapublishers want schools, libraries, corporations, you name it, to audit themselves for pirated items. And, no, we don't condone rip-offs. But here's another idea--grassroots...
Washington Post columnist clueful on copyright
"In 2002, the important developments in the computing business had little to do with hardware or software; instead, they revolved around a comparably bug-ridden realm, that of politics--specifically, copyright politics."...
National Science Digital Library
"Educators from more than 100 institutions of learning are working on projects that will expand the National Science Digital Library by creating new portals, incorporating other libraries, increasing accessibility of...
Children’s ebrary site
The International Children's Digital Library provides a useful glimpse of the future possibilities of the Net as a setting for a child-oriented library. But as reported by School Library Journal,...
Textbook bloat: Some friendly advice for publishers
TeleRead-style national digital library systems wouldn't be a boon just for local schools and libraries in the States and elsewhere. Consider the benefits for textbook publishers. Once again the topic...
Connecting the dots from a Pew study
Surprise of surprise, a Pew study finds that the Net is now a primary medium for many Americans. So, when will policy makers in the States and elsewhere connect the...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
