Category Archives: Books: Internet
Unglue.it Could Save Public Libraries
Unglue.it Crowdfunds Unlimited Licenses for Beloved E-books This, for example, is what he means by “unglue,” the concept that lies at the heart of Gluejar: “unglue (v.t.) For an author or publisher to accept a fixed amount of money from … Continue reading
Filed under Books: Internet, Digital Overthrow, eBooks: General, Public Libraries, Rights, Writers
Google Book Search Suit Update
Discussions continue in Google Books lawsuit, attorneys say Based on comments made at the hearing, it appears that more progress has been made with the publishers than with the authors. It’s possible that Google will strike a deal with publishers … Continue reading
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Quote From Success: A Novel
Approaching the halfway mark in page count. But Part Two is much longer than Part One was and I might not finish that section today. Success: A Novel at Google Books Success: A Novel at my Google Docs (for people … Continue reading
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Now Reading: Success: A Novel
Net connection broke this morning and I was prepared for a long haul. Bored, not wanting to watch video, I found myself starting to read Success: A Novel, the PDF I always use as a test file from Google Books. … Continue reading
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The Inadequacy Of The Book
The “book” is dead IMHO you are not losing money to piracy, you are failing to make money due to the inadequacy of the book as a medium for technical data. I’ve been wondering for several years when the big … Continue reading
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Android Market Adds Google eBookstore
https://market.android.com/books is now live, providing yet another way of shopping for and buying Google eBooks.— Liz Fong (and Misty) (@lizthegrey) February 24, 2011 Now that’s avery significant development, especially with the Motorola Xoom tablet going on sale today. A nice … Continue reading
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People Often Move Faster Than Turtles
Today’s litany of print book unsurprise: H.B. Fenn initiates bankruptcy proceedings U-District bookshop relinquishes corner to Chase, moves online Final chapter for much-loved Dublin bookstore And the usual turtleness: Four Reasons Why the Sales Growth of e-Books Will Be Slower … Continue reading
Protesters In Egypt Are More Savvy Than Book Publishers!
Click = big Monitoring a few — because a few is all I can stand! — tweets out of one of the countless book conferences being held today, there’s been not one peep about using a tool like Ustream to … Continue reading
Book People Are So Damn Stone Age
To be clear, this is not Don Linn’s idea. He’s just passing along what he heard at one of those many “conferences” book publishing likes to put on. Those sad groups where a few tell the many and the many … Continue reading
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