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.
I KNEW Amazon was an evil empire! Makes me glad I’ve been avoiding buying there. Apple too. Even though I have an iPod…*shifty*
As for the whole “is print dead?” thing, I don’t think any of those answering “yes” are really considering how great I imagine the preference for physical books is…