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Today’s links of interest:

• Copyright Alliance Launches Social Networking Site
  One of those intriguing things we must think about — and explore!
• HC Shares Results of Online Giveaways
  HarperCollins, which has shown a great commitment to experimenting online, reveals some number related to recent "freebies"…so far, it’s leading to book sales!
• The price cut that isn’t: "Cheaper" iPhone, pricier data plan
  Oh yeah, new iPhone announced today.
• Shrinking Books, Shrinking Fair Use
  Peter Brantley contemplates the impact of micro-content on fair use and libraries. Hadn’t considered this angel before.
• Tiger Publications Goes Out of Business
  Health problems, apparent lawsuit — and now there are authors who are in limbo due to not-so-hot business planning.
• Taking a Shining to the Economist: Apocalypse Soonish?
  Jeff Gomez considers ebooks and economics and maybe that The Economist didn’t connect all the dots in a recent article on the future of publishing.
• Amazon Accused Of Squeezing Publisher
  Amazon: hey, the Wal-Mart business model works for us.
• Watch This Book
  The Wall Street Journal looks at the, uh, new book trailer phenomenon, and finds some of the same problems we’ve noted time and again.