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Lynn King

Do Publishers Owe It to Their Readers to Ensure the Accuracy of What They Publish? - Dy... - 0 views

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    Interesting in light of diminishing budgets and fewer resources being available for fact checking, etc.
Ellen Levy

Amazon Puts Your $1000 Kindle Library 'On Hold,' Apologizes, Shrugs - The Consumerist - 0 views

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    After a month and arduous attempts to get an answer from Amazon, a reader is locked out of his entire ebook library without a clue as to why.
Stephanie Wynn

Code Words » Blog Archive » Photo manipulation is a big deal - 0 views

  • Outside magazine’s July issue is the latest example of using digitally altered photography to distort reality and to mislead readers.
  • The magazine defended its use of digital manipulation as creative license, and pointed out that it carried a disclaimer
  • But it did not acknowledge that digital manipulation is wrong or apologize to Armstrong or to its readers.
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  • Never distort the content of news photos or video
  • Just because something is now technically feasible to do does not make it journalistically ethical
Lynn King

Royal Caribbean Cruises Has Web 2.0 Viral Infection - 0 views

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    No surprise here: Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has a viral infection. For once, however, it's not the Norovirus but that new-fangled byproduct of Web 2.0, the viral marketing infiltration. ... So what's the big deal? Well, it seems that the "Royal Champions" weren't always up front about their status as compensated reviewers, effectively misleading readers of CruiseCritic forums with their positive comments.
Jillisa Milner

Why Amazon's Explanation Is None At All | Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry ... - 0 views

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    Authors and readers respond to Amazon's "glitch." I found this link through poet Mark Doty, who writes incredible poetry and happens to be gay. His books were among those that "disappeared."
courtney reyers

Six good technological ideas for improving publishing - Boing Boing - 0 views

  • Here's Michael Tamblyn, the CEO of BookNet Canada, presenting six technology initiatives that could radically alter the course of publishing for the better. It's a refreshing presentation, focused on selling more paper books using better technology that improves workflow and marketing, while acknowledging that there's lots of room for improvement in ebook readers as well.
Allison Begezda

Cite it Right: The Conundrum of Citing Electronic Media - 0 views

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    For all their convenience, e-readers such as the Kindle, Nook, and Sony Reader have introduced citation challenges for researchers and scholars.
arnie Grossblatt

Worldreader: An E-Book Revolution for Africa? - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Spotted by Meredith.
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    "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!!!
Tracy Pastian

The Future of Print - 0 views

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    Interesting post on digital vs. print publications.
arnie Grossblatt

The Internet vs. Obama - Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • he new information technology doesn’t just create generation-3.0 special interests; it arms them with precision-guided munitions. The division of readers and viewers into demographically and ideologically discrete micro-audiences makes it easy for interest groups to get scare stories (e.g. “death panels”) to the people most likely to be terrified by them.
  • It’s no exaggeration to say that technology has subverted the original idea of America.
arnie Grossblatt

Amazon Tracking Reader Behavior - 1 views

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    Does it make you uncomfortable knowing that Amazon has everything you've highlighted?  What else do they know?  And what do publishers know about how their books are being read?
arnie Grossblatt

Worldreader Update: It's Working - 0 views

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    One-ereader per child.  
Allison Begezda

Richard Nash: Publishers Have Lost Their Way, Becoming Printers and Distributors Rather... - 0 views

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    Is self publishing technology helping to connect writers with readers, or is it completely disrupting the publishing industry?
Kori Kamradt

Uproar Over Amazon Retracting Select Kindle Editions - 0 views

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    A storm is brewing in the Kindle Community forum about Amazon's decision to remove e-book editions of George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm from customers' devices.
Allison Begezda

E-books alter publishing industry - 0 views

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    Changes in the publishing industry not only affect those in the industry, but all readers, and the quality of the books they read.
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