The link below is to an article that takes a look at the current state of play in the Google Books lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/07/01/appeals-court-tosses-out-class-action-status-in-google-books-lawsuit/
The link below is to a very brief article outlining a new practice on the Internet – bp;dr – which simply means, ‘behind paywall, didn’t read.’
For more visit:
http://bigthink.com/neurobonkers/a-human-right-to-science-bpdr
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘when will ebook covers evolve?’ It’s a good question – and when will ebooks themselves evolve beyond a typical traditional book appearance?
For more visit:
http://jwikert.typepad.com/the_average_joe/2013/07/when-will-ebook-covers-evolve.html
The link below is to an article that takes another look at the traditional book versus digital book argument, from a somewhat different perspective to what is usual.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/paper-books-vs-e-books-and-the-clash-of-bookstore-cultures/
The link below is to an article looking at the recent troubles that Amazon have had in China over counterfeit books.
http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/china-scolds-amazon-for-selling-counterfeit-books/
The link below is to an article that takes a look at why Apple is still fighting the suit brought against it.
For more visit:
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424127887323689204578573874030205966-lMyQjAxMTAzMDIwODEyNDgyWj.html
The link below is to an article that looks at reasons why a Facebook page can’t replace an author’s website.
For more visit:
http://janefriedman.com/2013/06/29/facebook-cant-replace-website/
The link below is to an article that looks at the newest approach to DRM and the future of writing itself.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/30/digital-rights-management-protection-sidim
There’s a lot of angst in the book publishing industry — and among book lovers — about the rise of the e-book and the decline of the printed version, but there’s good news for those who care about books regardless of what form they take: A growing body of evidence shows that people with e-readers are reading more books. A recent survey found that 40 percent of those with e-readers said they were reading more books than they used to before they had the device, which is consistent with earlier data on e-reading habits. E-book sales climbed by more than 200 percent in the first six months of this year, according to the Association of American Publishers.
The survey by Marketing and Research Resources found that 58 percent of those with e-readers (including the Apple iPad (s aapl), the Amazon Kindle (s amzn) and the Sony Reader (s sne)) said they…
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