So what are the TeleBlog’s highlights from the past week?
The summary below is an experiment. Let us know if we should continue it—remember, this takes time that instead could be spent on new posts. Also, keep in mind the “50 latest blog articles” link at the upper right. Image to left is from Oh, the pleasures of reading PDF (sarcasm alert).
Gizmos
Do laptop-makers hate reading and writing?
Pepper Pad selling for $479 at eCost
Cheaper E Ink machines ahead when Prime View International revs up production?
Schools and libraries
Want your library to be a Blockbuster? Read Michael Skube’s article first
OverDrive vs. Amazon: Video and e-books could be bloody battlegrounds
Nigerian virtual library opens—and the OLPC promises test laptops for Thailand in October
‘Google “Showtimes” The UC Library System’
OLPC update: Book costs vs. laptops—and a non-Steve Jobs quote
Writing and publishing
E-books: The peer-to-peer dichotomy
Psst! Here’s NetWorker’s secret guide for e-authors
Ethics code would help e-books supported by ads
Ad-supported textbooks: The pros and cons
Future dotReader user featured in AP story in scores of newspapers
Can blogs sell books—either the p- or e- variety? ‘Flogging vs Blogging’
Boeing WiFi shutdown shows folly of e-book museums
Reading
‘5 excellent places to find DRM-free science fiction’
Daniel Pinkwater giving away free book via the Web: Serialization
BritLit Kit contains downloadable classic stories
How do you save your old clips (or passages from e-books)?
E-book formats
Dear Sony: Please listen to Jane about your eBabel problem
Oh, the pleasures of reading PDF
Copyright and DRM
DRM gripe: ‘Publishers Don’t Trust Their Readers Enough to Make it Convenient to Purchase EBooks’
Eternal DRM as a copyright extender?
