DailyLit Begins Syndicating Books Pre-Release
Earlier this week DailyLit announced its first pre-publication deal for House Rules which will be published in 139 installments for $9.95. This marks the site’s first opportunity to syndicate a book before the print release.
DailyLit began with mostly public domain works, syndicating them to readers in snack-sized chucks via email and RSS. Recently, [...]
Social DRM, the Death of Copyright and the Fallacy of Piracy
There is some really great debate over on the TeleRead Blog concerning DRM, copyright, and piracy. As the TeleRead blog has grown, David has added new columnists (disclaimer: including Wiley publisher Joe Wikert) which has really added to the conversation.
David Rothman agrees with Adobe’s Bill McCoy on the use of Social DRM, but also [...]
The Changing Publishing Landscape - Introducing Wrox Blox
I often write about the changes in publishing caused by disruptive technologies and the need for publishers to make their own changes in order to stay relevant. Today we have launched Wrox Blox, a new product for programmers that hopefully will strike a chord with a market that often looks to the web for [...]
Kassia Krozser Ruined Today’s Blog Post
Like many a geek, I feverishly refreshed web pages during yesterday’s Apple event - waiting to get that next scrap of gadgety goodness Steve Jobs throws our way every so often. The new iPod touch is actually the first iPod I have ever actually wanted, and I immediately started thinking about the applications one could [...]
The future of the e-book might be a… book?
Check out this amazing hybrid creation from Manolis Kelaidis that combines a traditional book over-printed with conductive ink. Manolis presented his project blueBook at the O’Reilly TOC conference this week and is receiving rave reviews.
From Andrea Laue:
He asked the audience if, upon encountering an obscure reference or foreign word on the page of a [...]
