Publishing Newschildren's literature / civil rights / data / diversity / intellectual property / Jane Austen / literary festivals / Netflix / open source / patents / quality control / Ruby Dee4 Comments
All Our Patent Are Belong To You – So Tesla has removed the “wall of patents” in its headquarters in the spirit of open source, and will not longer legally pursue anyone who uses its technology. Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, believes that a “common, rapidly-evolving technology platform” will do more ... more >
Publishing NewsFirst-Amendment / infidelity / Macmillan / quality control8 Comments
Yesterday, all day, I thought it was Thursday. When I realized it was Wednesday, at first I was disgruntled but then I was stoked because I actually gained a day. Today is a bonus day. Maybe not for you, but for me. How to Upgrade to iOS 7 Right ... more >
Publishing NewsBarnes & Noble / quality control7 Comments
Why did men stop wearing high heels? – Ned sent me this link about how the first wearers of high heels were men, a fashion accessory which denoted wealth. During the Enlightenment period, rational and useful dress became the style and high heels for men went out. High heels were ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / book-sales / Comics / Hachette/Grand Central / quality control23 Comments
Congress is asking Amazon to explain its SILK service. SILK is the service that Amazon will be using to speed up browser access on its tablet. Rather than spend the money on building a faster processor like Apple’s A5, Amazon has developed SILK which takes in web content and then ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / digital lending / Nook / quality control30 Comments
Amazon announced its second quarter results on July 26, 2011. Sales were up 51% but net income was down 8%. This is consistent with Q1 where sales were up (38%) and net income was down 33%. Amazon predicts that there will be an even greater reduction in operating income in ... more >
Publishing NewsAmazon / Borders / cover-art / Kobo / Promotion / quality control31 Comments
On Tuesday (I think it was Tuesday), I downloaded the teaser chapters of Connie Brockway’s Amazon Montlake book. Amazon Montlake, you’ll recall, is Amazon’s romance imprint. The teaser chapters are designed to promote Brockway’s book and encourage you to buy the title when it is released in November. I am ... more >