Pirates as research fodder for e-book publishers
Pirates do spread around PDF books online. But HTML seems to be the preferred format among the most tech-savvy sharers of illegal files. So says a friend of mine. True?...
Wall St. Journal article pro-Google Print
Here, via eBook Community List.
Why I’d love to cancel my Washington Post subscription–at least if Carly can live...
Even without the benefit of the very newest technology, I'm thinking of cutting out my paper subscription to the Washington Post--at least if Carly can live without the Safeway grocery...
palmOne said to be considering OS switch: Opening for better e-book-readers?
"Haters are gonna hate, but despite yesterday
‘Libraries with eBooks’ site takes a break–but we hope it’ll be back soon
Big thanks to Chris Rippel of the Central Kansas Library System for creating and maintaining the useful "Libraries with eBooks" site, which, alas, he had to take down because the...
NYT vs. Firefox
I had to shut down Firefox and start over after the New York Times site overwhelmed it with window after window of a daytrading ad. This is a bother no matter...
E-Books as potential back-savers
Prairie Village, Kansas, is the latest city where parents, teachers and students are considering e-books as a possible solution to kids' back strain from the p variety. (Found via Pocket...
What if Congress had to de-Bono or re-Bono or pass a compromise?
Now here's something to make Sonny Bono turn over in his grave. What if a court case forced Congress to have to pass the much-hated Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension...
While pols debate DRM, the geeks just act–cracking iTunes for fair use
The pols are debating whether to let consumers exercise their fair use rights by making back-up copies of legally purchased music or copies for use on other machines. Meanwhile the...
Amazon as a library: The Googlish adventure continues
With customers, at least, Amazon's "Inside the Book" search feature is a hit, and so far the company itself sounds gung ho about the sale of included titles. Meanwhile here's...
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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...
