• Checking Out Libraries with Wolfram|Alpha

    by  • May 22, 2013 • 0 Comments

    …you might spare a moment to delve into some of the library-related statistics you can compute within Wolfram|Alpha. We’ve pulled in key statistics from two major sources: the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Public Libraries in the United States Survey and data on academic libraries from the National Center for Education Statistics. Read the full article @ Wolfram|Alpha...

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    Amazon monetizes fanfic

    by  • May 22, 2013 • 0 Comments

    The company’s today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for stories inspired by established works. Naturally, the original rights holder needs to be a willing participant as well, and they’ll also be paid a royalty for all fan fiction stories sold. My question is: does this give...

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    Ursula K. LeGuin on eBooks, Libraries, and Publishers

    by  • May 21, 2013 • 0 Comments

    While most small presses sell all their books freely and happily to libraries, the “Big Five” publishers continue to be terrified by the idea of letting public libraries have their e-books, and to punish libraries for even trying to get their e-books to customers. The corporations’ confused and panic-driven search for an “acceptable business...

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