Todays links of interest:
- Google Book Search settlement gives Google a virtual monopoly over literature
File under: be careful what you ask for. Cory Doctorow on the Google Book Search and the missteps of the publishing business. - The Zune for e-book reading—plus a few words on Microsoft Reader as the wrong fashion statement
Note: it’s possible to do an entire article about the Zune with really mentioning the Zune. Who knew? David Rothman enters a plea to Microsoft, should the Zune reader rumors come to fruition. - Barney Rosset, Courting Literary Controversy
Nice review of Barney Rosset and Grove — and a reminder that people will always try to block access to things they believe you shouldn’t see. - On QueryFail, Or, The Lilybed of Grief
A published author looks at #queryfail, wishing she’d had that kind of insight into agent’s minds when she was submitting. - 300,000 Kindle 2s Sold To Date
If this is accurate, it’s pretty amazing for reasons from the economy to the fact that people really will read ebooks.