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The always interesting and worthwhile Cory Doctorow on what limits on Net Neutrality could mean for writers and publishers. \n

A Report of the AAUP Task Force on Economic Models for Scholarly Publishing

When HP's webOS-based TouchPad makes its debut on July 1, it will ship with a new way for users to discover various apps for the platform, webOS Pivot. Pivot is basically a digital publication designed to help users discover different types of apps and content and to give developers more exposure. Every month, HP says it will publish Pivot, and that it will "include visually driven editorial pieces, columns from notable guest writers sharing their perspectives on digital culture, feature stories focused on applications around specific topics, and in-depth reviews."

In answer to recent reports of financial trouble at Montreal-based children's publisher Lobster Press, president and publisher Alison Fripp says she intends to persevere, making changes in the business and paying money owed to authors and illustrators.

A poll from Harris Interactive finds that one in six U.S. residents uses an e-reader. Among those who do not own such a device, one in six plans to purchase one in the next half year.

Interesting analysis of the iPad and  Kindle Fire and discussion of what it might mean for publishers.

New technology allowing users to create their own Commonplace Book: BookRiff, a Vancouver-based company that promises to allow consumers to mix print content and create their own books and e-books, is scheduled to launch Oct. 6.

Nick Carr (of "The Shallows") is skeptical of the Kindle Fire's new "X-Ray" feature. He writes, "A person of the web may see X-Ray as a glorious advance. A person of the book may see the technology as a catastrophe."

Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows", raises another alarm about enhanced reading tools for e-books, but what doesn't like may be just what others find most compelling about e-books.

The new website Booktrack is one of many recent attempts to combine music and literature.

Headline from Week 3 Reporter Briefing

Interesting article about the state of Christian Retailers and the effect of e-publishing as well as internet downloading on the sales and popularity of their stores and books. CBA is making a focused effort to curb the loss in sales by programs geared toward their members to help boost sales and get up-to-date with the digital age--- CHECK IT OUT!

The number of sales of the Steve Jobs biography will be comparatively small for the iBookstore. Publishers and analysts say the iBookstore is still relatively unknown to the general public, especially compared to all the other apps on an Apple screen.