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Publishing in Internet age: OpenSky puts writers face-to-face with buyers

About a year ago, Mary Ann Naples had a holy-cow moment. If she'd been a cartoon character, she would have smacked her forehead until stars came out.

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created Aug 04, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Google wants authors group out of NY library case

(AP) -- Google Inc. urged a judge Thursday to toss The Authors Guild and an organization representing photographers out of 6-year-old litigation over the future of the world's largest digital library, a move that would force ...

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Book fair to tackle challenges of digital age storytelling

Authors once just had to deal with a publisher but are now being forced to embrace the digital age and negotiate the rights to their works for TV, films and ebooks.

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Authors Guild sues universities over online books

Authors and authors' groups in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom sued the University of Michigan and four other universities Monday, seeking to stop the creation of online libraries made up of as ...

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created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 7

Borders end to have ripple effect across country

(AP) -- What happens when a pioneer like Borders goes out of business? Depends on who you ask.

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

NY judge hearing Google book case grows impatient

A judge warned lawyers for authors and publishers and Google Tuesday that he will decide whether snippets of books can be sold online without the permission of copyright holders if the sides do not settle their 6-year-old ...

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created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Amazon's elite product reviewers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Comments about a product online can make or break a sale. But who are the people behind the reviews and why do they do it?

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created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

E-Book report: Nook is up, iPad still catching up

As the publishing industry wrapped up four days of digital talk at its annual national convention, Amazon.com's Kindle was seen as the clear, if not dominant, player in the growing e-market; Barnes & Noble's ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Penn State law professor sheds light on foreclosure crisis (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn State Law Professor Marie Reilly, a bankruptcy and banking law expert, worries that the backlash over the current foreclosure crisis may be the "medicine that kills the patient." Laws and regulations ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Friend or foe? Google, indie book sellers team up

(AP) -- Struggling neighborhood books stores now have a new way to ring up sales, courtesy of a formidable new rival - Google. But it still may not be enough to help them keep their doors open.

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created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NY suit vs. Google seeks damages for pictures, art

(AP) -- Groups representing photographers and artists on Wednesday accused Internet search leader Google of copyright infringement in a lawsuit that mirrors complaints book publishers and authors have made for years about ...

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created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3


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