Publishing NewsCanada / copyright / criminal harassment / digital rights management / dolls / infringement / television / Twitter / UK2 Comments
Canadian Court Ponders If A Disagreement On Twitter Constitutes Criminal Harassment – A friend gave me a heads up to this story last week, but at that point I could only find one article that seemed completely biased toward the defendant, Greg Elliott, whose tweets to two women, Stephanie Guthrie ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / Barnes & Noble / digital rights management / iTunes / Nook6 Comments
I’m interviewing author Julie James at the Lady Jane’s Salon in Naperville IL, in conjunction with her new release “Love Irresistibly” which I did love. I’m not sure what questions I’ll be asking her (so if you have any ideas, let me know). But we would love to have you ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Author Reader Relationship / Barnes & Noble / digital rights management / Used-Book-Sales30 Comments
At Writer’s Unboxed yesterday (post has since been removed), the blog post was from an author (not a romance author) who was unhappy with the way in which readers interacted with her. She enumerated several questions she didn’t like including the impertinent ones about money (how much do you make) ... more >
EbooksAmazon / digital lending / digital rights management / Used-Book-Sales11 Comments
In January 29, 2013, Amazon was granted a business systems patent for the sale of previously owned digital products. This patent was applied for in 2009 and Amazon has done nothing to indicate that it intends to set up a used digital bookstore either when it filed for its patent ... more >
Publishing News3D Printing / Amazon / circus / cooking / digital rights management / lawsuits / Science Fiction24 Comments
DRM Lawsuit Filed By Independent Bookstores Against Amazon, ‘Big Six’ Publishers – I think we all know that I am not a fan of DRM. I have also argued repeatedly that getting rid of DRM would reduce Amazon’s strangehold over readers and allow other bookstores to compete more readily with ... more >
Publishing Newsbook bloggers / digital rights management / Regency England20 Comments
Voucher to Almack’s | Flickr – Photo Sharing! – “Voucher to Almack’s It was the hottest A-list invitation sought after by Regency society: A voucher (or ticket of admission) to a ball at Almack’s assembly rooms in London. Only society’s elite were granted these coveted passes. To be stricken from ... more >