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Derik Dupont

Barnes & Noble Pushes Back Store Debut of Nook - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Barnes & Noble said it won't have any of its Nook electronic-book reading devices in stores until Dec. 7, so that it can meet shipments of pre-orders. " />
Michael Pogachar

Esquire's new app makes print interactive - 0 views

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    Kind of like a QR code function.
Michael Pogachar

iPad app turned into book - 0 views

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    Last year, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc. learned that a popular iPad application based on a book could drive sales of both. Now the publisher will see whether the reverse works: a book based on an iPad app.
Michael Pogachar

Books That Are Never Done Being Written - 0 views

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    Nicholas Carr on how digital texts are never really finished being written.
arnie Grossblatt

Does the Internet Make You Smarter? - 0 views

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    Clay Shirky and Nicolas Carr debate the effects of the Internet on cognitive abilities.
arnie Grossblatt

Google Set to Launch E-Book Venture - 0 views

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    Launch of Google Editions rumored to be set for this month.
arnie Grossblatt

Kindle 2.0? - 0 views

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    We should know later today about the next generation of Kindle, but most interesting to me in this article is the mention that Kindle titles will be available for cell phones. This makes the iPhone a competitive product and greatly expands the market.
arnie Grossblatt

Google to Launch Digital Books by Early Summer - 0 views

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    The world of publishing gets more interesting with the entrance of Google as an e-book vendor.
Michael Pogachar

Target Now Selling Nooks - 0 views

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    Target is the eighth retailer to sell Barnes & Noble's Nook Color and Nook Simple Touch e-readers.
arnie Grossblatt

The New Presumption of Transparency - 0 views

  • In the U.S., public figures have to prove that statements about them are false and made with malice -- but in Britain a statement that harms one's reputation is enough to justify a libel action. Defendants must prove that statements are true or "fair comment." This has a chilling effect on the reporting of damaging facts.
  • "If information cannot be freely exchanged, if journalists must fear being sued over information reported in good faith on matters crucial to our defense, matters such as the financial networks supporting jihadist terror, then we cannot make sound security policy," former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy said at a recent conference on "libel lawfare." This is a useful term to describe lawsuits to suppress facts about radical Islam and terrorism.
  • The Web means that publishing anywhere means publishing everywhere, thus subjecting authors and publishers to litigation in pro-plaintiff jurisdictions
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  • Among the proposals under consideration is to broaden the law to give American publishers the right in the U.S. to sue plaintiffs who bring what U.S. law would consider abusive lawsuits.
  • Digital technology makes sharing information possible and, increasingly, makes it mandatory.
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    "The Web means that publishing anywhere means publishing everywhere, thus subjecting authors and publishers to litigation in pro-plaintiff jurisdictions"
Derik Dupont

Media News: Wall Street Journal to Charge $100 for Mobile App - Advertising Age - Media... - 0 views

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    Rupert Murdoch's new weekly pricing plan for The Wall Street Journal's mobile app looks steep, but it should reinforce the value of subscribing to the paper.
valerie langston

Money Can't Buy Me Beatles - 2 views

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    The rights holders of Fab Four music keep the Internet at arms length.
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