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April 16, 2015

Thursday News: Scribd adds 9,000 audiobooks, is Facebook manipulating its algorithms, moderating Monica Lewinsky, and Tennessee legislators love the Bible

JanetPublishing Newsaudiobooks / comment moderation / Establishment Clause / Facebook / First-Amendment / news feeds / online speech / Penguin Random House / religion / Scribd / Ted12 Comments

SCRIBD ADDS PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE AUDIO TITLES TO ITS LIBRARY – In the current battle between digital book subscription services, the reader definitely seems to be gaining. Now Scribd is adding 9,000 audiobooks from Penguin Random House Audio. From the press release: SAN FRANCISCO, April 16, 2015 — Scribd, the ... more >

April 10, 2015

Friday News: Is Facebook tracking you, diverse emojis on iOS, Toni Morrison profile, and Key and Peele’s Game of Throne’s recap

JanetPublishing NewsAfrican American literature / American literature / diversity / emojis / Facebook / Game of Thrones / iOS / parody / privacy / Toni Morrison2 Comments

Facebook says it tracked people who didn’t use Facebook because of ‘a bug’ – Oh, look, Facebook may be violating your privacy again, even if you don’t USE Facebook. I know people think Amazon is taking over the world, but really, Facebook may already have it locked down. The report, ... more >

March 26, 2015

Thursday News: Facebook to host articles directly, technology and art, Harper Lee’s new book cover, and Fifty Shades director quits sequels

JanetPublishing NewsArt / book cover / director / Facebook / Fifty Shades / Film / Harper Lee / news / technology5 Comments

Facebook May Host News Sites’ Content – I think I reported on this a while ago, but since then the plan seems to have taken a substantial step forward. Facebook, in its quest to take over the world, will be partnering with news providers and hosting their content right on ... more >

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March 17, 2015

Tuesday News: Rules for Facebook, Patreon + Subbable = ???, FingerReader, and clever Romance quiz

JanetPublishing Newsaudiobook / camera / crowdfunding / Facebook / genre tropes / Patreon / quiz / Subbable / technology10 Comments

Facebook Rule Book: What You Can And Can’t Post – So Facebook has published a 2,500 word rulebook for what is and isn’t allowed on the site. It’s curious, though, because the rules about nudity don’t really explain why the work of artists like Michael Stokes is apparently not so ... more >

January 6, 2015

Tuesday News: Copyright comic book, net neutrality, Scribd’s new funding, and Zuckerberg’s book club

JanetPublishing NewsBook-club / copyright / Facebook / intellectual property / net neutrality / Scribd / subscription serviceComments Off on Tuesday News: Copyright comic book, net neutrality, Scribd’s new funding, and Zuckerberg’s book club

Bound by Law?: Free Comic Book Explains How Copyright Complicates Art – Whenever authors write books or filmmakers produce movies, there is a lot of background and cultural context, much of which is itself protected by copyright. From music lyrics that may play a role in a Romance novel to ... more >

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December 26, 2014

Friday News: Facebook faces new lawsuit, new view of a marriage proposal, rules for creative success, the evolving e-book universe

JanetPublishing Newsbusiness advice / class action lawsuit / digital publishing / E-books / Facebook / graphs / marriage proposal / privacy / publishing / security1 Comments

Facebook facing class-action lawsuit over unauthorized message scanning – Sent or received a private message in Facebook over the past two years? Then you may very well be part of the class that is now allowed to proceed with a claim against the social network for scanning private messages, supposedly ... more >

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