Daily Archives: 18 November 2013

Google Books and Fair Use

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The link below is to an article that considers Google’s recent victory in the USA and how fair use will now be considered.

For more visit:
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/google-books-victory-widens-the-scope-of-fair-use

Short ebooks or Ebook Singles

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The link below is to an article that considers the value of short ebooks/ebook singles – or essentially the digital version of the short story. Are they worth the price?

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/17/ebooks-penelope-lively-abroad-penguin

Not My Review: War Reporter by Dan O’Brien

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The link below is to a book review of ‘War Reporter,’ by Dan O’Brien.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/15/war-reporter-dan-obrien-review

Not My Review: The Confidence Trap – A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present by David Runciman

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The link below is to a book review of ‘The Confidence Trap – A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present,’ by David Runciman.

For more visit:

The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present by David Runciman – review | Books | The Guardian.

 

Stumblary – the StumbleUpon for Ebooks?

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The link below is to an article that takes a look at Stumblary, which is a web application that seeks to be the StumbleUpon for ebooks – it has a way to go.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/11/17/stumblary-wants-stumbleupon-ebooks/