Publishing Newscopyright / defamation / digital publishing / Fair Use / gender / Harper Collins11 Comments
Judge Rules for HarperCollins in Open Road E-Book Dispute – In a copyright dispute between Open Road and Harper Collins publishers, Harper Collins has been awarded a judgment against Open Road for copyright infringement. The book in question, Julie of the Wolves, by Jean Craighead George, was published in digital ... more >
Publishing NewsDRM / Fair Use / journalism / LinkedIn / music industry / publishing / reviews / Self-publishing19 Comments
Keurig’s next generation of coffee machines will have DRM lockdown – Ugh. I love my Keurigs. Yes, that’s right; I own more than one. What a ridiculous, consumer-alienating idea it is to have a DRM-ed machine. Seriously?! For coffee?! Not only does it go against everything that makes Keurig appealing ... more >
Publishing NewsBooks-a-Million / Fair Use / Kobo / Nook Tablet3 Comments
Barnes & Noble Announces Black Friday Megadeals on Hottest Holiday Gifts Including Top-Rated NOOK Simple Touch® at Lowest Price Ever of Only $39 – The NOOK Simple Touch will be on sale for only $39, and prices on the NOOK Tablet HD will start at $79. Barnes & Noble promises ... more >
Publishing Newsbirth control / copyright infringement / Fair Use / Nook / Smartphone15 Comments
Are big smartphones the future of e-books? – Nokia makes the argument that more people will be reading on larger smartphones (or phablets apparently as some people call them). Previous studies show that readers between the ages of 18 and 24 are using their smartphones as readers more than other ... more >
UncategorizedCelebrity books / Fair Use / Fifty Shades / lawsuits / Library8 Comments
Google wins fair use ruling against the Author’s Guild (pdf link)– The Google Book Settlement was thrown out and the case proceeded forward as fast as a newborn snail. A summary judgment ruling from Judge Chin (now on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals) gave Google a decisive victory. Scanning a ... more >
Publishing NewsApple / book-sales / defamation / Fair Use / lawsuits / Samsung27 Comments
Samsung Smartphone Sales Q2 2013: Samsung now crushing Apple’s iPhone Apple reported selling 31.2 million smartphones yesterday and Samsung reported selling 71 million smartphones. Combined with Apple’s falling tablet sales, Apple has to be concerned with the declining figures. Apple’s reduction in sales is about 30%. Worldwide, Apple is really ... more >