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Coming late to the party, the big six publishers are warming to the idea of e-books for libraries.  

A proposal by the Prince George's County Board of Education to copyright work created by staff and students for school could mean that a picture drawn by a first-grader, a lesson plan developed by a teacher or an app created by a teen would belong to the school system, not the individual. The measure has some worried that by the system claiming ownership to the work of others, creativity could be stifled and there would be little incentive to come up with innovative ways to educate students. Some have questioned the legality of the proposal as it relates to students.

"Back in October, the startup tech firm Silent Circle ruffled governments' feathers with a "surveillance-proof" smartphone app to allow people to make secure phone calls and send texts easily. Now, the company is pushing things even further-with a groundbreaking encrypted data transfer app that will enable people to send files securely from a smartphone or tablet at the touch of a button. (For now, it's just being released for iPhones and iPads, though Android versions should come soon.) That means photographs, videos, spreadsheets, you name it-sent scrambled from one person to another in a matter of seconds." In an age where we can pretty much assume we're being monitored 24/7, is this a good thing? Or is this another tool for some really terrible people to do some really terrible things, but now with an added layer of privacy?

Why it is important to fully think through one's marketing plans...this is also a great example of real-life viral marketing that started from a rather creative author idea. :)

An illustration of the dangers of concentration of power in a market.  After pummeling the competition, Amazon acts more like a monopolist. 

The concept from where Data Enrichment services came into existence and the role it plays for your business development

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

Interesting developments ahead.

Even more e-readers: now with backlit E Ink.

Even if this is a bogus excuse by the chief of police for malfeasance, it's plausible: after too much information, a door is shut ("no more!"), and from then on, potentially vital information is made invisible.

Seems like a great resource.

"When your Kindle is wiped by Amazon without explanation, refund, or appeal, it's time to wake up and realize the truth: ebook readers treat you as a tenant-farmer of your books, not an owner. You have no rights, only a license-agreement that runs to thousands of words, and that you'll never fully satisfy."

10 Crazy and Unusual Book Designs

Those were awesome, though I was a little surprised to not see Snoop Dogg's new book that can be...ahem...smoked: http://www.thedieline.com/blog/2012/4/3/rolling-words-snoop-doggs-smokable-book.html

hahaha! that's unbelievable!

Small publisher stands up to Amazona

Vatican & Oxford libraries get 3.2 million to digitize 1.5 million pages of some of their oldest holdings!