NBC as Win XP: The platforming of books
If you want to know why book sales in the States aren't growing as quickly as they should, one big reason could be publishers' infatuation with predictability. Nowdays it isn't...
ProtectFairUse.org
Useful site from 321 Studios, makers of DVD authoring and backup software. - Via The Shifted Librarian.
The real tragedy of the Elcomsoft case
"Coverage of the case in the Russian press has abated following the initial surge of xenophobic indignation in July last year. But the indigenous media--both print and electronic--failed the tests...
Grim library stats from the U.K.
"Readers are deserting public libraries, depressed by shabby decor, odd opening hours and the impossibility of getting the book they want, according to a report into the country's libraries. Despite...
E-book highlights in ’02
1. DRM5 Microsoft Reader has been cracked by a 32K program.2. Not guilty for Elcomsoft in providing a program to crack Adobe-format e-books--for fair use.3. More mainstream e-books are available....
Digital Owl: The last hoot
"DigitalOwl.com - Hooters: E-book company, DigitalOwl.com, just bit the dust after three years of operation and burning through $11 million in venture investments." - F'd Company.The TeleRead take: Pocket PC...
Milllionaire politicians: Too rich to empathize?
"The congressional Class of 2002, which has more than two-dozen millionaires, will face votes on issues that could affect their financial holdings." - The Associated Press, Dec. 25.The TeleRead take:...
Microsoft e-book horror story
So you want to know why even honest e-book buyers will cherish software to help them crack encryption schemes? Read a horror story that we just ran across from a...
Copywrong backlash
"Are we expected to simply pay our money up front in the vain hope that sometimes we will be allowed to read? We believe this was not the intent of...
Engineers as terrorists?
TeleRead has emphasized the need to enrich the Net with literature--not just upload "practical" technical information. Balance, please. And now we've run across some possible new fodder for this argument....
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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...
