The Authors Guild has suffered defeat at every stage of their decade-old legal battle over Google’s book-scanning project, including losing an appeal in October, but that hasn’t stayed their resolve....Continue reading
Year: 2015
You Could Get Killed When Walking and Reading, and Other Hand-Wringing
If you are ready to panic over the next over-hyped non-issue, then I have just the thing. Citing an AP story titled Emergency room visits from distracted walking skyrocket, Teleread...Continue reading
Nextbook 2-in-1 Tablets get Cherry Trail Upgrades; Let’s Hope They Improved the Keyboard Connection as Well
Early last year tablet maker E-Fun announced a two-in-one Android tablet that combined a mid-grade 11″ tablet with a solid keyboard dock that had a trackpad and a couple full-sized USB ports....Continue reading
Apple Gets Year-End 318 Million Euro Tax Bill from Italy; Adobe Plugs Yet Another Flash Security Hole
The year appear to be ending with a repeat of some of the same old stories we have heard all year: tech companies don’t pay their taxes, and Flash really...Continue reading
US Copyright Office Announces Study on Impact and Effectiveness of DMCA “Safe Harbor” Provisions
Earlier this week the Copyright Office launched a public inquiry into the impact of the DMCA exemptions process, and today it launched a second inquiry into a related part of...Continue reading
DoJ Asks Supreme Court to Deny Apple’s Appeal
The US Dept of Justice filed its brief in response to Apple’s Supreme Court appeal last week. Arguing that the July 2013 antitrust ruling that concluded Apple was “a member of a...Continue reading
This Company Wants to Be the Next Amazon, by Selling Through Facebook
Everyone is always talking about the next Amazon. First there was Jet.com, which has so far failed to take off, then some nonsense about crowd-sourced retailing, and even Facebook has been...Continue reading
Daily eBook Deals Are Yesterday’s News, And Tomorrow’s Marketing Tool
The Wall Street Journal has just noticed what authors and publishers have known since at least 2012, that email marketing still works wonders. The WSJ published an article yesterday which...Continue reading
RCA Voyager II Android Tablet: Low Price, Lower Storage
As the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet and the Digiland DL718M have shown us, in late 2015 $50 can buy you a lot of tablet. Those two tablets are better than a...Continue reading
Infographic: Following the Hobbit Trail
While it’s not as intricate as the universe that Stephen King created across dozens of novels, The Lord of the Rings saga is one of the more complex series of novels ever...Continue reading
Carson’s and Trump’s Books Shelved in the Humor Section at B&N
Someone may be having a little too much fun this campaign season year. Last night a Barnes & Noble customer tweeted a photo which showed books by presidential candidates Donald Trump...Continue reading
Kobo Adds New Section for eBooks Originally Published on Wattpad
Authors have long been relying on the Wattpad community to help refine their stories before formally publishing them, and now Kobo is drawing on that connection. The ebook retailer has launched...Continue reading
US Copyright Office Wants Your Input on the DMCA Rule-Making Process
According to InfoDocket, the US Copyright Office has opened a public inquiry into the way the DMCA works. From now until 25 February, the Copyright Office is inviting the public to submit...Continue reading
ZTE Valet, a Bargain eBook and Media Device for $15
When the Lucky LG16 came to public attention last month, that smartphone’s $10 price and middling specs made it immensely popular. It quickly went out of stock, and continues to...Continue reading
Just How Realistic Are The Poses of Female Comic Book Superheros?
Many people have criticized comic books for their unrealistic portrayal of women’s bodies, and now Buzzfeed is picking up where blogs like The Hawkeye Initiative and other critics have left off. A...Continue reading