New Stats About the Canadian Book Market in 2014 (Infodocket)
Three items to pass along with Canadian publishing statistics provided by BookNet Canada.
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Lawsuit Finally Explores What Counts As A ‘User’ Under The DMCA (Techdirt)
You would think, with the DMCA rapidly approaching its 20th anniversary of becoming law, that nearly every idea, word, phrase and concept of the law would have been tested in some court case or another. You’d be wrong.
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Publishing Industry Antics on April Fools (PW)
Books are a serious business, but the publishing industry had a little fun on April 1, to commemorate April Fools’ Day. We rounded up the best bookish gags from around the world, perpetrated by publishing houses and booksellers alike.
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Yale Offers Scholarship For Summer Publishing Classes (GalleyCat)
Yale is offering scholarships for its intensive continuing education programs in book and magazine publishing courses.
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Kindle Daily Deals: An Absent Mind (and others)