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Harry Potter series finally available as (legit) ebooks
Katniss might be the biggest teenager in fiction this year, but never underestimate the lasting influence of The Boy Who Refuses To Die, who is making news once again today. Starting immediately, you can visit shop.pottermore.com and buy all seven … Continue reading
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Tagged audiobooks, compatibility, drm, ebook editions, ebooks, harry potter, how to buy, pottermore, rowling, where to buy
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The biggest threat to local bookstores? Crazy booksellers and their fanboys
Last week, Amazon tried to train consumers to openly treat local retail stores as showrooms for Amazon merchandise. It was a ballsy but ethically shaky move; I believe customers who participated helped Amazon steal resources and sales from competitors for … Continue reading
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Tagged Amazon, booksellers, bookstores, consumers, corporations, ebooks, little guy, local, publishers, rants, shopping, slate, tirades, values
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Pottermore delayed; no Harry Potter ebooks until 2012
The team behind Pottermore—the official Harry Potter website and online community—made a few announcements this morning that will disappoint those die hard fans who have been waiting expectantly for access to the site and the official ebooks. Phased access starting … Continue reading
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Tagged access, beta, delays, early access, harry potter, invites, launch, pottermore, previews, rowling, tours, videos, website
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Angry Robot plans fan-created anthologies via new WorldBuilder site
Fandom breeds content, as nearly any Internet user who has ever loved a TV show, movie or book already knows. Fans love to spend time absorbed in their favorite works by inventing new adventures, filling in backstories, and expanding the … Continue reading
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Tagged cc, christopher, comics, copyright, creative commons, detectives, empire state, fanfic, new york, noir, nyc, superheroes, world building, worldbuilder
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Say goodbye to Google Books Settlement for good
The heavily criticized proposed settlement between Google and a small group of authors and publishers has been dealt a final, fatal blow, reports Publishers Weekly this morning—although in this case the deathblow comes indirectly because it’s actually about a different, … Continue reading
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Tagged asa, authors guild, book scanning, book search, class-action, copyright, fair use, google, google books settlement, lawsuits, settlements
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Amazon releases Kindle Cloud Reader, HTML5 web app that runs on iPad
Amazon surprised everyone this morning by announcing a new way to read your Kindle books if you’re on an iPad or computer. It’s called Kindle Cloud Reader, and it’s an HTML5 web application that runs in modern browsers and gives … Continue reading
Posted in Apple iOS, apps, Kindle, Kindle for Mobile, news, online
Tagged Amazon, Apple iOS, apps, cloud drive, HTML5, ios, ipad, kindle, Kindle Cloud Reader, offline, screw you Apple, web apps
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You can now rent textbooks from the Amazon Kindle Store
Today Amazon announced the opening of its new Kindle Textbooks store (www.amazon.com/kindletextbooks). Titles will be available to rent for periods from 30 to 360 days, and you can increase the rental period in increments as small as one day, or … Continue reading
Here’s how a local bookseller tried to get my future business
In my recent counter-tirade against the emotional outbursts that booksellers are frequently guilty of when they should be discussing retail strategies, I mentioned that the last time I contacted a local bookstore to offer feedback on what I want as … Continue reading →