The link below is to an article that looks at the place of publishing in the midst of the digital revolution.
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http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115010/publishing-industry-thriving
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The DRM dilemma facing the open web
Most of us are pretty used to certain freedoms granted by the open web. Just as you can send a link for any webpage or service to a friend, you can also save an image from a page, examine its code or copy some text to quote in something you’re writing. That way of doing things may be set to change.
The blogs of large corporations are rarely worth reading unless you’re a journalist or a fan of marketing content, but on Wednesday Telefonica(s tef)’s blog carried an interesting article by Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the web and the director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the body that formalizes new web standards.
The piece sums up all the different meanings of the word “open” in the context of the web, data, platforms and so on. It’s a pretty good primer on this stuff, so much of which…
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Has putting up a paywall at The Guardian become a moral imperative rather than a choice?
More gadgets, more reading: Survey suggests e-reader and tablet owners read more books
A new survey from USA Today and book discovery website Bookish finds that U.S. adults who own a tablet or e-reader read more books than the device-less. The survey also found differences in reading habits between adults under 40 and adults over 40.
The survey polled 1,000 adults nationwide and an additional 819 adults who own an e-reader or tablet. Overall, it found that 40 percent of adults — and 46 percent of those between 18 and 39 — owned a tablet or e-reader, “doubling the numbers from less than two years ago.”
Thirty-five percent of those who owned a device said they read more since getting it. Of the device owners, those ages 18-39 had read an average of 21 books in the past year, while respondents ages 40 and over had read an average of 16 books in the past year.
Those who didn’t own a device read…
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Article: Free Audiobook Site LibriVox Facelift
The link below is to an article that reports on the latest update to the free audiobook website LibriVox.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/free-public-domain-audiobook-site-gets-update_b78477
Article: Apple Appeals eBook Price Fixing Sentence
The link below is to an article that reports on Apple’s appeal against the sentence handed down in the ebooks price fixing lawsuit.
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http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/apple-appeals-ebook-collusion-charges_b41203
Article: Ebook Subscription Services
The link below is to an article that looks at ebook subscription services and in particular Oyster and Scribd.
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http://www.futurebook.net/content/playing-oyster-card
Article: Tom Clancy Has Died
By now most people familiar with books and authors will know that Tom Clancy has died. Tom Clancy wrote the Jack Ryan series of novels, including ‘The Hunt for Red October,’ ‘Patriot Games’ and ‘Clear and Present Danger.’ He was perhaps the author I favoured most and he will be sadly missed.
The links below are to articles that report on the life and death of Tom Clancy.
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– http://www.npr.org/2013/10/02/228485169/tom-clancy-dies-left-indelible- mark-on-thriller-genre
– http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/02/228457438/tom-clancy-master-of-military- techno-thrillers-dies
– http://www.npr.org/2013/10/03/228815430/remembering-tom-clancy-faulkner-in-a-flak-jacket
– http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/10/03/228758394/book-news-tom-clancy-remembered-as-the-father-of-a-genre
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-top-five-novels
– http://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-video-games
– http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/03/tom-clancy-novelist-business-franchise
– http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/02/tom-clancy-dies-aged-66
Article: More on Scribd’s Subscription Service
The link below is to another article that reports on Scribd’s new ebook subscription service.
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/10/04/229207519/new-e-book-lending-service-aims-to-be-netflix-for-books
Article: Scribd Subscription Service
There seems to be no end of ebook subscription services at the moment. Now Scribd has got in on the act, introducing a new subscription service for a monthly fee. The link below is to an article that reports on the service being provided by Scribd.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/scribd-introduces-ebook-subscription-service_b41104
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