Ebooks are not ‘stupid’ – they’re a revolution – I’ve been thinking a lot about the excellent comments to Monday’s news post, and in particular the interview with Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry, and I think this response from author Erin Kelly echoes a lot of the points you all ... more >
Terry Goodkind Apologizes to Artist After Trashing Cover to Own Book – When Terry Goodkind called his new book cover “laughably bad,” he was in no way insulting the cover artist. Of course he wasn’t! Who would ever think that?! If you believe his lame “apology,” he was really criticizing ... more >
The Internet Archive “Liberates” Books Published Between 1923 and 1941, and Will Put 10,000 Digitized Books Online – Utilizing a section of copyright law that allows libraries to digitize works published between 1923 and 1941 that are “not being actively sold,” the Internet Archive is working with a Tulane ... more >
What If We Could Upload Books to Our Brains? – This article, along with this piece about “mentally owning books,” basically represent two versions of having books bond with the human brain. One article promotes “mentally owning” a book via manual rituals like taking notes while reading and putting the book down for ... more >
Should You Consider an E-Book Subscription? – Consumer Reports reviews digital book services, a clear sign of mainstream acceptance (?). And they manage to reach beyond the usual suspects Kindle Unlimited and Scribd: Playster: Price: $9.95 per month. Here, you’ll find about 250,000 e-books available. The service also provides unlimited access to millions ... more >
100th Pulitzer prizes announced – Journalism awards, in particular, stood out this year, with the Los Angeles Times winning for their breaking coverage of the San Bernadino shooting, and digital media ProPublica and the Marshall Project’s collaborative win for explanatory reporting. The full list of winners can be found here, and ... more >