Apr 5 2010
Luisa sent me to this article by Rose Fox at Publishers Weekly about the folly of windowing. * Some movies (and some books) are meant for the big screen but many others are not. Uma Thurman’s Motherhood opened in theatre release to dismal numbers but the production company noted that the movie had been(…)
Jan 28 2010
The message that I heard from others yesterday is that they were underwhelmed by the iPad. Significantly, it lacks the ability to run applications simultaneously, has no camera, lacks a USB port or external memory slot. Further, there is no innovative input, only a large screen keyboard. I’m not certain how easy it would be(…)
Jan 26 2010
Amazon is publishing four previously unpublished manuscripts through Amazon Encore. We anticipated this move back when Amazon purchased CreateSpace. I anticipate that these books will be distributed, in print, through third party wholesalers and receive prime advertising at Amazon. Avon is holding a big contest for readers. Suggest a novella idea and if yours is(…)
Oct 29 2009
Amazon filed for and was recently granted a patent to change words in a book in order to track down the source of pirating. John Scalzi called this a stupid idea because it violates his creative control over the work. I think Amazon has the right idea. A change to the html css stylesheet, for(…)
Oct 28 2009
From the comments on the thread regarding the copyrights of readers, it appears that some authors believe that they aren’t getting a sufficient forum on Dear Author to air their frustrations and concerns about piracy. The pressing need to talk about piracy whenever the subject of ebooks comes up appears to overwhelm any other thoughts(…)
Sep 18 2009
First up, the good news. Kresley Cole is releasing the first story (PDF link) in her Immortals After Dark series titled “Warlord Wants Forever.” It’s one of my favorite works of hers so if you’ve been wondering what kind of writer she is, you can download this FREE PDF copy of the book that ordinarily(…)
Jun 5 2009
This is a fascinating interview by Billboard with Hilary Rosen who was the industry head of RIAA at the time that Napster got shut down. She resigned in 2003. The take away from the article is that digital downloads brings the consumer closer to the manufacturers of the product and that interoperability should have been(…)
Jun 2 2009
see more Lolcats and funny pictures KristieJ contacted me a week or so ago with a link to an article posted by Pamela Clare. Clare had found that her works were being pirated on various internet sites and this incensed her, rightfully so. The first thing that anyone has to acknowledge is that piracy will(…)
May 12 2009
According to PublishersMarketplace (subscription needed), the data shows that there is close to 1 million Kindles out in the wilds of readerdom and that the previously provided statistic that if a book is available in print and Kindle, 1 out of 3 purchases is a Kindle purchase is confirmed by at least one major publisher.(…)
Dec 4 2008
File this one under: I Should Have Seen It Coming. Amazon released an iPhone application that uses pictures you to take of an object to scan and upload it to Amazon. Once on the Amazon servers, underpaid workers will try to find products that match said object that is on sale at Amazon.com. Amazon Pirates(…)
Nov 19 2008
From Slashdot: Developer 2D Boy has written that they are seeing an 82% piracy rate for everyone’s favorite DRM-free physics puzzler, World of Goo . . . The article also features a fascinating comparison with the piracy rate of another game that was shipped complete with DRM, at 92%. Send to Kindle
Sep 25 2008
In a decision that will have far reaching effects into the publishing world if upheld, Judge Davis in the RIAA case versus Thomas found that RIAA’s verdict of $222,000, was improperly given. The jury instruction did not properly state the law. The decision (pdf) came down to the meaning of distribution: Each party asserts that(…)
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