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Author Archives: Peter Brantley
Expectation of Fair Pricing, Not Free
At Dear Author, a post stating that not all content should be expected to be free; rather it must be provided, free or not, in a realistic understanding of consumer… Continue reading
Posted in Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, consumers, digitalcontent, ebooks, expectation, free, marketing, pricing
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New York Times Settles Linking Suit
In what many of us thought was a slightly bizarre case, the New York Times Co. has settled with GateHouse Media in a suit attempting to cease the automated… Continue reading
Palm’s webOS Represents Major Shift for Syncing and Data
In an article covering the Palm Pre mobile device, Ars Technica makes a very important point about how devices utilize network connectivity, and what the assumptions are underlying their… Continue reading
Posted in Android, DRM, Devices, Iphone, Palm, Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, cloudcomputing, digitalcontent, lockin, mobile, mobilecontent, proprietary, sync, webos
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New Tech Mixes Book Experience with Sensors
A new form of hybrid book is coming on the market — and the inventor consults with Apple. From the Guardian UK: Lyndsay Williams — who has already developed… Continue reading
Posted in Devices, Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, digitalbooks, digitalcontent, ebooks, mobile, proximity, sensors
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History Repeating with Book Publishing’s Mobile Efforts
A Computerworld blog post from Mike Elgan looks at recent mobile announcements from book publishers. From the perspective of technology, watching book publishers slowly grapple with the tentative migration of… Continue reading
Posted in Devices, Iphone, Music, Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, applications, books, digitalcontent, ebooks, itunes, mobile
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800 Newspapers Coming to Iliad E-Reader
iRex Technologies scores scores of newspapers for its new iLiad e-reader. From E-Reads: Digitally delivered news is gaining momentum and as we turn the corner to 2009 it’s gotten… Continue reading
Posted in Devices, Irex, Newspapers, Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, ereader, ereaders, iliad, kindle, subscriptions
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Random House Expands Ebook Offerings, Embraces EPUB
Random House is pursing digital with a vengeance, recognizing a growth market. From the Huffington Post: The publisher already has more than 8,000 books in the electronic format and… Continue reading
Posted in Devices, EPub, Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, digitalcontent, ebooks, ereaders, marketing, publishers, randomhouse
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EFF Attorney: Google Book Search Settlement Weakens Innovation
In an editorial in The Recorder, Fred von Lohmann of the Electronic Frontier Foundation says Google’s settlement with publishers and authors signals an implicit abandonment of Google’s legal team… Continue reading
Posted in Google, Innovation, Law, Publishing News, Read20, Uncategorized, copyright, googlebooksearch, scanning, siliconvalley
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Point-Counterpoint: On Digital Book DRM
In the first part of a point-counterpoint exchange, Peter Brantley outlines reasons why DRM is bad for book publishers. Continue reading
Posted in DRM, Devices, Movies, Publishing, Tools, Uncategorized, digitalrightsmanagement, dvd, ebooks, googlebooksearch, netflix
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Publishers Need to Get In on the Conversation
Kassia Krozser has a Cluetrain-like manifesto for publishers. From Booksquare: It’s time to get your hands dirty, to dig into the real-world conversation. It’s a weird thing, and sometimes… Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Publishing News, Read20, Tools, Uncategorized, authors, branding, community, conversation, marketing, publishers, readers, retailers, socialmedia, socialnetworks
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