Todays links of interest:
- ‘You’ve Read the Book, Now Take a Look!’
Is literary tourism bad for books or is literary tourism something to worry about so people can buy books? - Keeping the data open
Peter Brantley looks at the dangers and possibilities of metadata and other information, apropos of the Google Book Settlement. - Mobifusion Releases New Cellphone Content Viewer
New ereading platform. So many, so many. - Nitpickery on a Non-Trivial Scale
John Scalzi takes issue with comments…and makes some excellent points regarding free as a marketing plan (or, rather, free as *the* marketing plan used by publishers). - Amazon and indieBound Top iPhone App Store
Nice. The article notes there is no mention of Amazon’s acquisition of the Stanza Reader. Since the Lexcycle team is moving to Amazon HQ, does this more surprises in store? - Why a pre-publication web presence is important
Yen talks about the importance of being findable. - When Will We Evolve Past Books?
Joe Wikert dares to ask the question that so few will consider. Consider us impressed! - GOOD thing for e-books: Amazon MIGHT draw closer antitrust scrutiny, due to new Justice policy
Speculation from TeleRead based on new Justice Department policies. We do appreciate the possibility of someone looking out for the small guy. - Dan Gillmor Reviews the Amazon Kindle
Dan Gillmor talks about, ahem, the creeping prices for Kindle books and how, ahem, he’s just not going there. - There Will Be Disintermediation
Evan Schnittman looks at the messes and possibilities we’re facing, and asks what happens on January 1, 2013. Will there be disintermediation?