Archive for August, 2008
Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Mur Lafferty (who also originally founded this site) is the latest but not the least in a succession of independent authors leaping the gap into the world of traditional publishing. Mur did a stunning job launching her novel as a podcast work last year. So much so that she ...
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Saturday, August 9th, 2008
I have been trying to resist using my iPod Touch for much more than music playing as I am a recovering PDA addict. However, recently its potential for reading e-books has been revealed to me through a nice little (non-free) app, Annotater. Honestly, I installed it more so ...
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Matthew Wayne Selznick poses a question that I have run into once or twice before. Which is the greater freedom, using unencumbered formats that might not be supported by some devices or deal with the tarball of DRM to work with all potential devices that may be able to ...
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Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Michel Bauwens of the P2P Foundation contacted me recently suggesting that his research would be of interest to our readers. He specifically recommended the web casts section of the foundation's not inconsiderable web site. He also recommends
...the companion section, Category:Podcasts...[both] are quite extensive directories of the best videos ...
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
An industry group, The MCP-PRS Alliance, representing primarily songwriters, publishers and composers, in conjunction with online measurement company, Big Champagne, has released a study that strongly suggests the cost of piracy is well worth the opportunities for success afforded by embracing online downloads and pay-what-you-will pricing models.
Reader Kevin Crosby sent ...
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