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Five reasons to remove the DRM from the books you’ve “bought”

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Michael Sauers

This week, ebook lovers got yet another reminder of why DRM (Digital Rights Management) is terrible for ebooks. While attending a library conference in Singapore,…

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Piracy Doesn’t Harm eBook Sales, Publisher Says

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Michael Sauers

“In order to protect our authors´ rights and interests, Springer proactively screens websites for illegal download links of Springer eBooks and subsequently requires hosts of…

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Amazon, Kobo and Sony petition FCC to exempt e-readers from accessibility laws

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Amazon, Kobo and Sony are petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to permanently exempt e-readers from certain federal accessibility laws for the disabled, arguing that e-readers…

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Doctor Who Story Bundle now available

Posted on August 7, 2013August 7, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Right now, $10 gets you six (unofficial) non-fiction Doctor Who books. I’ve already read a few of them myself and highly recommend these titles. Granted,…

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OverDrive Media Console 3.0 App coming soon

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Michael Sauers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6njdWzigq0E

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Adobe Digital Edition 2.0.1 now available

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Looks like it’s mostly bug fixes and possibly some improvements in font management. Download @ http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html.

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Cory Doctorow: ‘We need to find (the solution) in partnership with our libraries’

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Michael Sauers
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NPR: E-Books Strain Relations Between Libraries, Publishing Houses

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Michael Sauers

E-books have strained the relations between libraries and the major publishing houses. Libraries say they’re being cut out of the market because publishers are afraid…

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Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion: Razor’s Edge #fridayreads

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Michael Sauers
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The ‘Other’ E-Book Pricing Problem

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Michael Sauers

While the e-book world takes a minute to digest the court ruling finding Apple conspired with book publishers to jack up the price of e-books…

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