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ALA's 3rd supplement on ebooks and digital content now available May 24th, 2013 · by spolanka · No Comments The third supplement on ebooks and digital content from American Libraries examines both the big picture and the nitty-gritty of libraries and publishing, looking at how libraries are evolving in response to the digital revolution, from taking advantage of opportunities in content creation to advocating for equitable access to ebooks produced by the world's largest book publishers.

I got this from Bo Sacks daily email. It will be interesting to follow their success or failure.

How much evidence of borrowing is required before charges of plagiarism are reasonable?  

A review of the 2012 Conference on Ethics and Publishing.

Cringe: A staffer at the New Yorker makes up facts for his recent popular book, lies about it, apologizes, and resigns from the magazine. The publisher of his book is halting shipment of print books and taking the e-book off the market.

Oxford University Press editorial policy comes under fire.  The president of OUP will be a keynote speaker at this year's Ethics and Publishing Conference.

Spotted by Meredith.

"I would love to go [home] with the Kindle during the holidays." This brings into mind the joy in the winter spent here in the states on Christmas with my family and electronic gizmos. With the day to day hustle we sometimes forget about the "have nots." This young man Eperence Uwera, a 13-year-old student is thankful for what some take for granted as just another toy for fun. The poignant thought of this article is that the digital the divide is hampering growth in poor or remote areas globally. An E-Book Revolution for Africa? duly notes that Amazon is lending a hand to bridge the digital gap in Africa, also prompting technological literacy; if there is such a term. The problem raised in this article is that programs such as Worldreader sometimes get neglected, because of maintenance delays or high overhead cost to keep operations afloat in poverty stricken areas. This program brings hope to the less fortune children of African to see the wealth of knowledge gained from ePub. Quickly disseminated information at 1,000 young minds access gives a decent outlook for Africa's future. Though the program touches a small fraction, the fact is this Kindle program is tripling the libraries of these impoverished provinces; and is a milestone for further development. Hopefully, Worldreader and programs like it can be sustained through the digital era and beyond. Publishing can change the world!!!

Publisher proceeding with a book based on a known false premise.

Japanese author seeks to work his eBook into an app, which is a different form of publishing that is considered part of the traditional contracts.

Project Gutenberg founder Michael Hart will be a keynote speaker at the Ethics and Publishing Conference.

GREAT news for the First Amendment!

"If copying is the sincerest form of flattery, then journals are publishing a lot of amazingly flattering science. Of course to most of us, the authors of such reports would best be labeled plagiarists - and warrant censure, not praise."