March 10, 2015

Tuesday News: the Apple Watch, fraudulent DMCA notices, indie publishing challenges, and Eve Ensler’s cancer battle

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INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING AND DMCA ABUSE, OR “HOW A SCAMMER GOT MY BOOK BLOCKED WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT” – A pretty chilling tale about how author Becca Mills had her book removed from Smashwords and Amazon via a fraudulent DMCA takedown notice, filed by someone who then reached out to the ... 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”

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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 >

July 25, 2014

Friday News: Kindle Unlimited & Amazon lists, Amazon profits down, Apple gets its watch patent, and toaster selfies

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Daily Update: Influence of Kindle Unlimited on Amazon “Bestsellers” Grows – Since Kindle Unlimited began, everyone is watching the lists to see if they can discern the impact of the program on Big 5 and self-published books. Digital book World has an article based on this data from Publishers Lunch, ... more >