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Jane Austen Bank Note
August 6, 2015

Thursday News: Writers and community, DRM, color-coding books, and what would Pemberley cost today?

JanetPublishing NewsBooks / community / DRM / gaming / intellectual property / Pride-and-Prejudice / publishing / social media / writing4 Comments

An Introverted Writer’s Lament – Reading this article reminded me of a great conversation I had with friends lately about how much more engaged and vocal the community of Romance authors seems to be now than, say, five years ago. I suggested that perhaps self-publishing has allowed authors to talk ... more >

July 29, 2015

Wednesday News: Book in a Box, limiting IP use, Chrome privacy extension, and discussion with Jacqueline Woodson and Jimmy Carter

JanetPublishing Newsbook packaging / browser extensions / Chrome / copyright / dmca / intellectual property / international law / Jacqueline Woodson / Jimmy Carter / privacy / Race / startup3 Comments

The 4 Steps a Startup Used to ‘Book’ $200K in 2 Months – Tucker Max, author of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, has created what seems to be a very successful new venture called Book in a Box, which claims to help people write a book in 12 ... more >

trust circle of books
July 14, 2015

Tuesday News: Re-reading, crowdfunding library books, copyright targets camera thief, and SmartSpecs glasses

JanetPublishing Newscopyright / crowdfunding / genre fiction / intellectual property / LGBT books / Literary fiction / reading / vision technology9 Comments

The Key to Rereading – An interesting piece on re-reading that raises a lot of interesting issues related to the way the mind engages and re-engages with text. Until the article’s author, Tim Parks, falls right into the trap of distinguishing genre fiction as basically non-intellectual, in that he leaves no ... more >

lego cows
June 23, 2015

Tuesday News: Spider-Man, Legos, Banned Books, and The Briefcase

JanetPublishing NewsBanned-Books / censorship / class / intellectual property / Libraries / patent / Supreme Court / television / trademark1 Comments

Supreme Court cuts the string on Spider-Man toy inventor’s patent – A Spider-Man toy wristband that shoots a silly-string like “spider web” was collecting royalties from Marvel well past the expiration of its patent, pursuant to an open-ended contract between the toy’s creator, Stephen Kimble, and Marvel. However, the Supreme Court ... more >

April 30, 2015

Thursday News: Re:Create copyright law, Goodreads + sponsored content; Kobo publishing tell-all, and beautiful, isolated cottages

JanetPublishing Newsarchitecture / copyright / Fair Use / Goodreads / intellectual property / Kobo / publishing / sponsored content18 Comments

Library Groups Join Effort for ‘Balanced’ Copyright – Re:Create is a new coalition that includes organizations such as the American Library Association and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The group wants “clear, simple and transparent” copyright laws that promote “innovation, creativity, education and economic growth.” There don’t appear to be any ... more >

April 20, 2015

Monday News: Did Sony pirate books on hacking; some history on the Hugos; comics and “casual” fans; and a bigger market for manga

JanetPublishing NewsComics / copyright / fandoms / Hacking / Hugos / infringement / intellectual property / Manga / privacy / SFF / social media / Sony / Tumblr1 Comments

Sony pirated ebooks on hacking – Several site, including Boing Boing, are reporting that copies of two O’Reilly books available in PDF form on Sony’s internal servers, and part of The Hack, are pirated (which is ironic, since they’re books on hacking). The books are availably via Wikileaks, and recently ... more >

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