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The premier conference on digital publishing technology and tools runs its course.  Great conference - sad to see it end.

Pressure to go digital cited as one the motives for the merger.

A ruling on the resale of digital music could have implications for the potential resale of e-books.

Interest in the digital future of textbook publishing picks up.

Via Joshua Gans, Harry Potter fans can now get their favorite books in digital format. But not from Amazon or the iTunes bookstore. Instead, the exclusive source of Potter ebooks is J.K. Rowling's Pottermore website where you're able to get them in formats that run on all major e-readers and tablets.

I recently got to meet Art Spiegelman, best known for his graphic novels Maus I & II. I asked him about his opinion on digital comics and he recognized their presence but believes the best way to read comics is on paper.

"Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List, providing a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall." 2. They have always lived in cyberspace, addicted to a new generation of "electronic narcotics." 5. If they miss The Daily Show, they can always get their news on YouTube. 18. Their folks have never gazed with pride on a new set of bound encyclopedias on the bookshelf. 27. Outdated icons with images of floppy discs for "save," a telephone for "phone," and a snail mail envelope for "mail" have oddly decorated their tablets and smart phone screens. 35. Probably the most tribal generation in history, they despise being separated from contact with their similar-aged friends. 47. Before they purchase an assigned textbook, they will investigate whether it is available for rent or purchase as an e-book. 56. They have always enjoyed school and summer camp memories with a digital yearbook. 71. Despite being preferred urban gathering places, two-thirds of the independent bookstores in the United States have closed for good during their lifetimes.

Evernote has teamed up with Moleskine to create a notebook that clips into Evernote via your camera phone, bridging the gap between written and digital notes...and it comes with cool stickers.

Dec. 12 at 11am - Copyright & Commerce: Orphan Works and Fair Use in a Digital Age. Event is at the Newseum.

Interesting debate on the value of trade publishers in the digital era.

More on publishers bundling subscriptions to print and digital media.

More disheartening news about newspapers.

Comic-book writer Mark Waid is hoping to reach fans on smartphones and e-readers.

Incredible example of a personalized digital book.

Not really about digital publishing, but incredibly important for anyone who uses a Google product and cares about their privacy.

A blender that makes smoothies based on fruits trending on Twitter. I think things like this could help publishers think outside the box.Similar to authors who write chapter by chapter and then based on reader comments, continue and develop the story. Digital influence in realtime.