Publishing News3D Printing / Apple / Bankruptcy / boxing / copyright / data / etymology / journalism / Libraries / patent / privacy / social media3 Comments
Apple asks court to block the sale of some RadioShack data – Part of the process for Radio Shack’s bankruptcy is the sale of the company’s assets, which include customer data. Remember when Barnes and Noble acquired all of the Borders customer lists? Well, Apple is now attempting to prevent ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / cellphones / contests / digital books / dmca / DRM / Overdrive / public libraries / Self-publishing / Smashwords4 Comments
President Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill into law – This may seem like a small step, but given the incredible controversy over unlocking cell phones, and the fact that it’s been illegal to do so, this is not such a small thing. Will the same legal reversal happen for ebooks? ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Australia / diversity / epub / Germany / Kobo / Libraries / Reader Store / Sony / UK16 Comments
Sony Reader Store to Close in the UK, Germany, Austria, and Australia June 16th – Well, that didn’t take long. Two months after closing the Sony Reader Store in the United States and Canada, Sony is pulling out of almost all its other markets, including Australia, the UK,and Germany, signaling ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / censorship / genre critique31 Comments
Child-Proofing ‘Harry Potter’ – When I first saw this article I thought it was satire. A mother changes words when reading a book to her child. She calls it pink washing. For instance, she was going to read Harry Potter to her five year old and started changing the plot ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Adobe / dyslexia / security3 Comments
Random House asked me if I was interested in posting Molly O’Keefe’s cover for her next book. Why not? We enjoy O’Keefe’s books here at Dear Author. NEVER BEEN KISSED by Molly O’Keefe is her second novel in her exciting new series—The Boys of Bishop—and features an irresistible romance and ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Barnes & Noble / cloud computing8 Comments
How Barnes & Noble Overlooks Its Biggest Asset – Forbes suggests Barnes & Noble become a showroom for internet companies such as the high end fashion coops like Gilt Groupe to hand crafted items from Etsy sellers. It’s not a bad idea in concept but could easily become on of ... more >