A devoted hacker and DRM—something had to give…
Not the Babel Fish, but Close
American Prices, Canadian Prices, and Don't Forget... E-Book Prices
In Japan, Half the Top Selling Books Are Written On Mobile Phones
80 Books, 8oz. Digital Publishing on Campus
(AKA—the Lost Halifax Digital Presentation)
I was invited by the good people of Campus Stores Canada to speak on trends in electronic publishing and reading devices in early November. Unfortunately, right before I left, my flight (and the flights of many other speakers) was cancelled as a hurricane pasted Nova Scotia with 140km winds, leaving the intrepid CSC attendees in the dark and me at the curb with bags—and presentation—in hand.
Amazon Kindle First Thoughts
The Kindle Has Arrived.
Spiderman Finds a New Web
As Dan Buckley, president of Marvel Publishing, (wryly?) understates, kids these days just aren’t finding “that spinner rack of comic books sitting in the local five-and-dime any more” (cut to kids all over the world reading and re-reading that last sentence in abject confusion. Blank stares are misted with tears of non-comprehension).
So Marvel is going to post old versions of classic comics online to be viewed but not downloaded. Subscribers will have access to a number of backlist issues simply by paying a monthly fee.
iWant an iPhone
The iPhone launched in the UK earlier this week and HarperCollins UK has announced their position as the only book content provider.
The Death of DRM?
Rabble.ca’s Wayne MacPhail has an intriguing perspective on the future of DRM and the impact of using it or losing it in book publishing…
