June 30, 2014

Monday News: Facebook screws with its users, the Netherlands tests the resale of digital books, a new documentary on Amazon, and The Princess Bride gets Legoed

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / copyright / digital books / documentary / Facebook / first sale doctrine / informed consent / Legos / piracy / Princess Bride / privacy / research / used bookstores20 Comments

Facebook Doesn’t Understand The Fuss About Its Emotion Manipulation Study – So Facebook, which appears to have zero respect for its users privacy, has also been intentionally manipulating content by way of “experimentation,” relying on the Terms of Service to compensate for actual informed consent. Worse, two academic researchers from ... more >

May 26, 2014

Monday News: Amazon v. Hachette redux, historians editing Wikipedia, YouTube and crowdfunding, pseudonymity and creativity

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / crowdfunding / Ebooks / Hachette / History / pseudonymity / research / traditional publishing / YouTube9 Comments

The Real Story Behind The Amazon v Hachette Fight – So here’s a pretty impersonal take on the Amazon v. Hachette battle, which is mighty difficult to find online right now. This whole thing reminds me of the battle over so-called agency pricing (and remember how awful Barnes and Noble ... more >