Ebooks
Calibre, DRM, Intellectual Property Issues
Intro On October 26, 2012, the Register of the Federal Copyright Office issued the triennial exemptions to the DMCA law. (PDF here) Every three years, the Register of the Copyright opens a proceeding whereby it accepts public arguments as to… more
I did my holiday gift guide in November of last year, but I heard that many people start shopping in October. Sarah and I did our Holiday Book Buying Guide in the last podcast and thus I thought I would… more
I’ve been reading mostly on my iPhone and iPad having sold my Kindle 3G on Craigslist this past spring. I just wasn’t using it enough. But when the Kindle Paperwhite went on sale, I had to buy one. There are… more
Ebooks
genre critique, indie booksellers
Warning: The following contains generalizations. I realize that not all indie bookstores are the same and that some are very welcoming to romance readers. A week or so ago, an independent bookseller tweeted on a message that (and I… more
Within days of Judge Cote approving the settlement in the price fixing case, HarperCollins abandoned agency pricing and retailers started discounting. To Mike Shatzkin, industry consultant (here); Michael Cader, publisher of PublishersMarketplace (here, registration required); Rich Adin (here); and so… more
Introduction About a day after I posted part one of this two part series, news broke that Bruce Willis was planning to sue Apple over the right to bequeath his extensive iTunes library to his daughters. The news turned out… more