The link below is to an article reporting on the availability of ebooks around the world. It looks at what I find particularly frustrating – why an ebook I want isn’t available in Australia but is in the USA. What do you thinking about the availability of ebooks in your country?
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/14/why-the-ebook-you-want-isnt.html
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘should Shakespeare be modernized?’ Well, should he be? What do you think?
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aj-hartley/should-shakespeare-be-mod_b_1563664.html
The link below is to an article reporting on nine companies seeking the .book Internet domain name extension, including Amazon of course.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/amazon-bowker-apply-for-book-internet-domain-name-extension_b52972.
The link below is to an article reporting on a new book/ebook publishing initiative by HarperCollins called HarperCollins 360. It looks to be a very exciting program.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/harpercollins-launches-global-publishing-program_b23748
The link below is to an article on mobile libraries.
For more visit:
http://www.finebooksmagazine.com/fine_books_blog/2012/06/a-field-guide-to-mobile-libraries.phtml
The link below is to an article featuring amusing pictures from ancient manuscripts – chiefly from the Middle Ages.
For more visit:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/insane-book-about-life-in-the-middle-ages
The link below is to an article and site about a tent that looks like a book. The site sells these tents and you can your book tent here.
For more visit:
http://www.fieldcandy.com/latest/fully_booked.htm
The link below is to an article reporting on the latest news concerning the US Ebook pricing lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/ebook-pricing-lawsuit-generates-mountain-of-commentary_b52935″
The link below is to an infographic on characters in Stephen king books and how they relate to one another.
For more visit:
http://tessiedesigncompany.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/stephen-king-universe-flow-chart.html
The link below is to an article reporting on an agreement reached between French publishers and Google in the Google Books lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/french-publishers-association-drops-lawsuit-against-google_b23664.
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