Todays links of interest:
- The Authors Guild vs. Kindle 2 — Could Users Be Held Liable?
And with Kirk noting that the only possible infringement of audio rights would be done by the consumer (does the Author’s Guild really want to sue readers), we end our coverage of the Kindle’s text-to-speech functionality. - Why The Publishing Industry Is Troubled
Funny. - Head of book trade association is stepping down
Pat Schroeder decides it’s time to move on. The AAP will now be headed by Tom Allen. - PVI expects Kindle 2 to boost EPD shipments
Kindle 3 by end of year? Kirk’s comparison to the rapid iteration of the iPod was apropos. - CAA Hires Lit Guy in New York
Or as Variety would say, Simon Green jumps to CAA. - At Eminem’s Trial: How Is an Online Music Sale Different?
And the trial of the century continues with technical details. Really, trial of the century. - Multimedia Formula Makes Alloy a Teen Magnet
Is Alloy the secret sauce in the future of publishing? - Kvetching About Amazon’s Kindle 2
Our regular readers will see some familiar arguments here. - Sceptre pulls out of Sunnyside exclusive
And so we come to the end of the scandul du week. - Hands-On: Shortcovers Brings Proper Book Browsing to iPhone
Review of the Shortcovers application at Wired. - Hearst to launch a wireless e-reader
Very interesting move by Hearst. - Authorial, agently and personal ramblings – Kindle 2 – Two Perspectives
Nephele Tempest and Lucienne Diver debate TTS. - in which an electronic version of sunken treasure goes on sale
Wil Wheaton responds to Twitter response, offers up PDF version of book for $5, people buy it. See also: effects on sales of print edition and other books. - Kindles and creative machines blur boundaries of copyright
A detailed, interesting analysis that takes the Author’s Guild argument in a new direction.