Dec 25 2008
Whether it’s Oprah’s endorsement of the Kindle or the idea that technology can save publishing, more and more mainstream publications are revisiting the concept of ebook reading. The New York Times reports on the Kindle which is out of stock and the Sony which has sold 300,000 readers since 2006. Currently, sales of ebooks appear(…)
Dec 23 2008
Built into the Copyright Act of 1976, the Copyright Act, is the right of First Sale. First Sale powers eBay, Craigslist, used bookstores and garage/flea market sales all over the country. Essentially the right of First Sale says that if you bought something, you can do what you want with that item, even resell it!!! and(…)
Nov 30 2008
Last week we talked about the dedicated ebook readers from the high end Sony Reader PRS700 to the Kindle. One thing that commenters addressed was the conversion issues. I.e., how difficult is it to convert content to be read on the Kindle, Sony, et al. I think that there should be a whole post on(…)
Nov 10 2008
PW published an excellent mini Q&A with the major publishers of the day regarding the state of digital publishing. Highlights include: Penguin Group USA's net e-book sales are up 500% over 2007, and we expect e-books to continue to sell strongly. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Our e-book sales are 10 times a month now what they(…)
Nov 9 2008
What’s new and exciting at LSB? 2008 has been a year of renewal for Liquid Silver. First stage was increasing our staff. Tina Burns took over the role of Publisher to lead LSB in an expansion phase by increasing submissions, author retention, and moving Liquid Silver to be more visible in the ePublishing world. We(…)
Nov 9 2008
I am still digesting and working on a post regarding the Google BookSearch Settlement. If you have thoughts on it, feel free to email me (jane at dearauthor.com). I’m fairly concerned about the future impacts and my initial feelings are ones of concern. Today, though, I thought I would give some bullet point items about(…)
Aug 3 2008
The British library is scanning rare books in its collection and making them available online. The “Turning the Pages” project has a database of twenty books including early Jane Austen, the first atlas of Europe, Mozart’s musical diary and several others. Turning the Page choose to use Microsoft’s Siverlight software which means only Windows Vista(…)
Jul 27 2008
Last week, Sony announced two new features to its ebook reader that makes it one of the more attractive options for ereading. First, it announced a book light overlay that mimics the LightWedge. I’ve always thought that eink devices were physically missing an important feature – a backlight. E-ink technology actually prevents a backlight so(…)
Jun 23 2008
CollegeDegrees.com has compiled 100 links for making reading on your Kindle more fun such as the frightening guide for taking apart your Kindle and the helpful tips on reading your gmail on the Kindle. Send to Kindle
Jun 18 2008
CNN digital biz takes a look at the growing ebook phenomenon and cites the advantages such as instant gratification and disadvantages such as the inability to easily rip a book into a readable e-format. Most of the article is nothing that we haven’t heard before. The part of the story that I found most interesting(…)
May 5 2008
I received a warning regarding Ocean’s Mist Press and a question as to its current status. Apparently sometime in 2006, Ocean Mist announced that it would be closing its doors. Then in early 2007, it was announced that there would be new management. No books were released, although the submissions page gives instructions on submissions(…)
Dec 27 2007
Samhain announced a week or so ago that it was closed for submissions. When it re-opens, it will be accepting only romance oriented submissions. I would dearly love to see more urban fantasy romance. The full text of the new announcement follows: *** When we re-open for submissions, we will be refocusing the company's efforts.(…)
Dec 16 2007
moar funny pictures I’m going to make people angry with this post, of that I have no doubt. But frankly, this post falls under “my blog. . . do what I want.” With that proviso in mind, read on. Jayne and I have been avid e-readers for many years now and when we first started(…)
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