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March 9, 2015

Monday News: RIP Cathie Linz, how to read books via Overdrive, a Romance fanzine, and in praise of strong female characters

JanetPublishing Newsdigital books / fanzine / feminism / genre critique / International Women's Day / librarians / obituary / Overdrive / Romance / RWA9 Comments

RIP Cathie Linz – Cathie Linz, who was responsible for RWA Librarians’ Day and who advocated for Romance and librarians, in and outside of RWA, passed away yesterday from colon cancer. She wrote more than 50 Romance novels as Cathie Linz and Cat Devon, and she co-founded the Windy City RWA chapter. ... more >

October 8, 2014

Wednesday News: The Adobe Digital WTF Edition

JanetPublishing NewsAdobe / Ebooks / epub / Libraries / Overdrive / privacy / security27 Comments

Adobe’s e-book reader sends your reading logs back to Adobe—in plain text [Updated] – In what has to be one of the very worst moves in Internet history, Adobe Digital Editions 4 now tracks every book you read and send that information IN PLAIN TEXT back to Adobe. That’s right ... more >

August 28, 2014

Thursday News: Will Apple introduce the iWatch in September, OverDrive’s new and enhanced app, NYPL book recs, and Sanrio’s “cruel trick”

JanetPublishing NewsAdobe / Apple / book recommendations / Hello Kitty / iPhone / iWatch / Libraries / Overdrive / Sanrio / smart watch / Smartphone13 Comments

Will Apple unveil the iWatch at the same time as the iPhone 6? – Gigaom picks up on the Re/Code story that claims a September 9th release of the new iWatch, along with the new Apple iPhone models. Gigaom is not so convinced, but it’s an interesting rumor and one ... more >

August 5, 2014

Tuesday News: Cellphone unlocking now legal, the wonders of 3-D printing, 54-year overdue book returned, and library partnerships with Smashwords

JanetPublishing News3-D printing / cellphones / contests / digital books / dmca / DRM / Overdrive / public libraries / Self-publishing / Smashwords4 Comments

President Obama signs cellphone unlocking bill into law – This may seem like a small step, but given the incredible controversy over unlocking cell phones, and the fact that it’s been illegal to do so, this is not such a small thing. Will the same legal reversal happen for ebooks? ... more >

May 31, 2012

Thursday Midday Links: Macmillan and Penguin assert dinners just social; Overdrive launches web based reading app

JaneBook Deals / Publishing NewsDOJ / lawsuits / Overdrive30 Comments

Deals: The Dark Glamour by Gabriella Pierce * $0.99 * A | BN | K | S – this is the sequel to 666 Park Avenue 666 Park Avenue by Gabriella Pierce * $0.99 * A | BN | K | S The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine ... more >

May 8, 2012

Tuesday Midday Links: Romance Dominates Library Lending, Maurice Sendak Dies

JanePublishing NewsAuthor-deaths / digital lending / Multifunction-Device / Overdrive / tablet16 Comments

OverDrive Data Shows Majority Still Like To Browse the Virtual Shelves — The Digital Shift – “Nearly 60 percent of readers browsed public library ebook collections to discover new content, rather than searching for a specific title. Among those, romance was the most popular genre, followed by all fiction, mystery ... more >

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