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By David Rothman

iliad_nrc Amazon is still mum on Kindle sales, and meanwhile the machine continues to highlight tricky copyright issues such as territorial rights, says The Bookseller.

Other links of interest:

–Yes, the Kindle has helped Sony Readers sales. So says Sony Electronics prez Stan Glasgow, as quoted by CNet.

–"NRC Handelsblad is the first Dutch newspaper to introduce an e-paper edition for iLiad e-reads," reports ebook readers. (Photo.)

–Which is more of a Net threat—porn or cyberbullying? NYT columnist David Pogue thinks porn is overhyped as a menace.

–A "family-friendly" bookstore called Abung.com blocks supposedly objectionable books and has just taken down The Golden Compass, a kid’s novel said to be ant-Christian, reports ABC News (via LISNews). What can you say about a site that recently zapped Competitive Volleyball? Hello, David Pogue? This one begs for a grumpy column.

–Nicholas Negroponte is looking for a new CEO of One Laptop Per Child. More at BizWeek and OLPC News, which also carries a fascinating piece on the pros and cons of a OLPC project in Haiti. I continue to enjoy the OLPC XO as an e-book reader.

 
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