Let me start with the obligatory assurance that I’m no fan of DRM technologies. That’s why I use (illegal) tools to break it if I want to buy an ebook from another retailer and read it on my Kindle(s AMZN). Yet I disagree with author and BoingBoing co-editor Cory Doctorow’s argument that DRM plays a big role in the ongoing dispute between Amazon and book publisher Hachette.
In a column in the Guardian Friday, Doctorow wrote that “because Hachette has been such a staunch advocate of DRM,” it hasn’t been able to take advantage of “a whole range of tactics” that would be available to it if it dropped DRM:
“Amazon’s ebook major competitors – especially Apple and Google – have lots of market clout, and their customers are already carrying around ebook readers (tablets and phones). Hachette could easily play hardball with Amazon by taking out an ad campaign whose message…
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The $9.95 per month ebook subscription service Oyster, which was previously only available on iOS(s AAPL), expanded to Android(s GOOG), Kindle(s AMZN) Fire and Nook(s BKS) HD tablets Tuesday — thus removing one of the differentiating factors between it and rival service Scribd. New features include “read time” for books (there is a similar feature on Kindle e-readers) and the ability to turn a book’s pages using the volume buttons on an Android device. Oyster, which is based in NYC and launched in fall 2013, now has over 500,000 titles, with two of the big-five publishers — Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins — participating.
The link below is to an article reporting on Apple’s lawsuit settlement over ebook pricing.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/apple-settles-out-of-court-in-840m-lawsuit
The link below is to a book review of ’50 People Who Screwed Up Scotland,’ by Allan Brown.
For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/20/50-people-screwed-up-scotland-allan-brown-review
The link below is to an article that looks at the relevancy of paper books – somewhat tongue-in-cheek style it must be said.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2014/06/20/10-reasons-paper-books-still-relevant/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at book tattoos.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/20/tk-temporary-tattoos-for-_n_5512628.html
The link below is to an article that takes a look at book titles.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-rachman-/whats-in-a-book-title_b_5503681.html
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