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Doctorow’s Anti-DRM Address to Publishers

Cory Doctorow spoke at the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference1 recently and warned against allowing platforms to determine whether or not publishers would use DRM on digital works. Ultimately, Doctorow argues against DRM altogether, and this speech is a concise and convincing presentation of that argument. His message for publishers in particular is that, [...]

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Amazon is Not Your Friend

If you don’t already know about the “#amazonfail” controversy that occurred over the weekend, these sources will get you caught up: Neil Gaiman’s explanation of his involvement Two possible explanations for the problem: thing one and thing two Publisher’s Weekly summary and Amazon’s first official response From these, it should also be clear why all of this matters: Amazon [...]

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Free Fiction

Paul Krugman has an op-ed piece entitled “Bits, Bands, and Books” in The New York Times today about the influence of digital content on existing business models. His focus is on “books.” The basic argument is that, as it becomes easier to duplicate and distribute digital content, the ability to make money from that content will [...]

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