Today’s links of interest:
- Facebook: We have never claimed ownership of members’ content
And Facebook responds to the scandal du jour. We’re guessing a clarification of the clarification is due soon. - Kat Meyer Discusses eBook Pricing
FoBS Kat Meyer talks pricing, voracious readers, content availability, and ebooks/readers for kids with HarperStudio. - Purchase on Demand: The New POD
Joe Esposito takes a look at a different kind of POD: Purchase on Demand. His (relatively) short piece takes the brain down a lot of long and winding roads of possibility and ideas. - British author says she is banned from Dubai event
While a sad state of things, not a huge surprise that the Dubai folks would be leery of a book that hints at homosexuality. We still have a long way to go. - The problem with eBooks is not the reader
While the Bookworm logo is a nifty shout-out, this article misses the boat on ebooks. Totally. - Will You Recognize the Industry in 10 Years?
Mike Shatzkin imagines the not-so-distant future. We are particularly interested in his vision of the niche feeding the bigger machine because it’s both retro and modern at the same time. - BSG Recap: No Exit [Flowchart Included] | Screen Junkies
Jim’s weekly recap. With flowchart. - National Federation of the Blind Responds to Authors Guild Statement on the Amazon Kindle 2
Needless to say, they’re not happy with the Authors Guild. - Sirius reworks some debt, but bankruptcy still possible
The cynical among us are guessing that filing for bankruptcy will be Sirius’s ticket to getting out from under some heavy contracts. - Taking Steps into the Digital Future
Publishers Weekly takes a look at the future, starting off with notes about ebook market for children (hey, gang!, it’s wide open right now). - SAS hard man Andy McNab hopes readers will curl up with a BlackBerry and a good e-book
And so the marketplace expands. Very nice. - Adobe Announces New eBook and PDF Support for Mobile Devices
Including EPUB. - Facebook: All Your Stuff Is Ours, Even If You Quit
Facebook changes its Terms of Service. Outrage generated, actions taken, lesson learned? When you give someone else your content, make sure it’s something you can afford to lose. Social networks change their terms of service frequently, and it’s good to understand the differences between public and private content. - The Future of Reading – In Web Age, Library Job Gets Update
We have seen the future, and it involves a lot of librarians. - Where e-books get read?at least Lexcycle?s: Bed?s #1
And we’re coming out hard against the you can’t cuddle with an ebook crowd. - Why eBook Hardware Manufacturers Are Missing the Mark (and the Market)
And Jane hits it out of the park (have now decided there is a BS all star publishing team, Jane bats clean-up for obvious reasons!) with a rant about women, devices, and marketing. - I Have No Affiliation ? Wrap-up of TOC09
Mark of indexmb offers a nice wrap-up of the conference. Expect lots of these as different voices weigh in with different perspectives. - Kindle runs into roadblocks outside of U.S.
Yes, Kindle runs into roadblocks, which is why Sony might be owning the European market before long. - Speak Up
SB Sarah talks about the problem with ebooks, devices, and women — believe we’re now taking names and starting a war! - WSJ Editor Claims Google Devalues Everything
Someday, we’ll all look back on this and laugh. Really hard.
