John Dishon's Posts - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T05:37:10ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirlhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/60987372?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=whiteskwirl&xn_auth=noNew crime fiction magazine that actually pays money: The Big Clicktag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-03-02:537324:BlogPost:3332682012-03-02T01:52:21.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<p><a href="http://www.thebigclickmag.com/">http://www.thebigclickmag.com/</a></p>
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<p>According to their guidelines:</p>
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<blockquote><p><span>We pay $100.00 for electronic rights (online and ebook) and for non-exclusive </span><em>The Big Click</em><span>–themed anthology rights.</span></p>
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<p>They're closed for unsolicited submissions right now. First issue has a story by Ken Bruen.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thebigclickmag.com/">http://www.thebigclickmag.com/</a></p>
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<p>According to their guidelines:</p>
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<blockquote><p><span>We pay $100.00 for electronic rights (online and ebook) and for non-exclusive </span><em>The Big Click</em><span>–themed anthology rights.</span></p>
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<p>They're closed for unsolicited submissions right now. First issue has a story by Ken Bruen.</p>Sh*t Book Reviewers Saytag:crimespace.ning.com,2012-02-20:537324:BlogPost:3317242012-02-20T01:30:00.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
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<p>I don't know how many here will be interested in this, but anyway:</p>
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<p>I started an online literary journal dedicated to wuxia and other Chinese historical fiction. I'm currently accepting submissions for the first issue. Submission guidelines are <a href="http://kunlunjournal.blogspot.com/2011/01/introductory-issue-coming-soon.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Although Chinese fiction is the focus of the journal, I'll also accept stories set in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc. Aside…</p>
<p>I don't know how many here will be interested in this, but anyway:</p>
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<p>I started an online literary journal dedicated to wuxia and other Chinese historical fiction. I'm currently accepting submissions for the first issue. Submission guidelines are <a target="_blank" href="http://kunlunjournal.blogspot.com/2011/01/introductory-issue-coming-soon.html">here</a>. Although Chinese fiction is the focus of the journal, I'll also accept stories set in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, etc. Aside from being set in an historical time, there is no restriction regarding genre. </p>
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<p>I'm preparing a special introductory issue to give readers a sense of what the journal will be like. I hope to release that issue next week. You can see the cover for that issue below.</p>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://kunlunjournal.blogspot.com">http://kunlunjournal.blogspot.com</a></p>
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70754339?profile=original"><img class="align-center" width="432" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/70754339?profile=original"/></a></p>Interview with Peter Straubtag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-09:537324:BlogPost:2266802010-02-09T23:00:00.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
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The background: <a href="http://www.reddit.com">Reddit</a> asked Peter Straub ten questions and he answered them in this video. The questions were taken from the 10 highest voted questions from this thread:…
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The background: <a href="http://www.reddit.com">Reddit</a> asked Peter Straub ten questions and he answered them in this video. The questions were taken from the 10 highest voted questions from this thread: <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/awrdy/ask_author_peter_straub_anything_reddit_video/">http://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/awrdy/ask_author_peter_straub_anything_reddit_video/</a>Inkless, Tonerless, Rewritable Printertag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-02-03:537324:BlogPost:2261062010-02-03T19:41:29.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
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<object width="580" height="360"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AQiXONfGwDc&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AQiXONfGwDc&hl=en_US&fs=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" width="580" height="360"></embed></object>This is a book trailer done well.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-01-01:537324:BlogPost:2234872010-01-01T21:00:00.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0</a><br />
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I've made no attempt in the past to hide my opinion that book trailers suck ass, but this one is awesome.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0</a><br />
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I've made no attempt in the past to hide my opinion that book trailers suck ass, but this one is awesome.DIY Book Scanners Turn Your Books Into Bytestag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-12:537324:BlogPost:2222652009-12-12T14:50:40.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/diy-book-scanner/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/diy-book-scanner/</a><br />
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From the Article:<br />
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"A DIY book scanner also raises questions of piracy and copyright. The basic question being: Do you really own a book in all its forms when you buy a book?<br />
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At the same time, ironically, the DIY book scanner is helping new create new tools to make copyright information more accessible. Tulane University is building a scanner based…
<a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/diy-book-scanner/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/diy-book-scanner/</a><br />
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From the Article:<br />
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"A DIY book scanner also raises questions of piracy and copyright. The basic question being: Do you really own a book in all its forms when you buy a book?<br />
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At the same time, ironically, the DIY book scanner is helping new create new tools to make copyright information more accessible. Tulane University is building a scanner based on Reetz’s design that would let it digitize its collection of copyright documents. That is expected to help the university develop a web-based service called ‘Durationator’ that would allow anyone to search copyright information about any particular book, to see if it is currently in the public domain or not."<br />
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"So are Reetz and the builders of the DIY scanner pirates? That would depend on who you talk to, says Pamela Samuelson, a professor at University of California at Berkeley, who specializes in digital-copyright law. Trade publishers are almost certain to cry copyright infringement, she says, though it may not necessarily be the case.<br />
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Google was recently forced to pay $125 million to settle with angry book publishers and authors who claimed copyright infringement as a result of the search giant’s book-scanning project.<br />
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But not so individual users who already own the book, says Samuelson. If you scan a book that you have already purchased, it is “fine, and fair use,” she says. “Personal-use copying should be deemed to be fair, unless there is a demonstrable showing of harm to the market for the copyright at work,” says Samuelson.<br />
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For publishers, though, the growth of the DIY scanning community could hurt. Publishers today sell digital versions to customers who already own hardcover or paperback versions of the same book.<br />
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“You cannot look at this idea from the perspective of whether the publisher can make extra money,” says Samuelson. “Publishers would love it if you can’t resell books either, but that’s not going to happen.”<br />
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Instead, communities such as these are likely to force publishers to offer more value to customers, she says."Kirkus Reviews to cease publicationtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-10:537324:BlogPost:2220772009-12-10T16:48:22.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=174719" target="_blank">http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=174719</a>
<a href="http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=174719" target="_blank">http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=45&aid=174719</a>NYT Bestseller discloses personal sales and profit informationtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-02:537324:BlogPost:2213952009-12-02T22:32:30.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.genreality.net/more-on-the-reality-of-a-times-bestseller" target="_blank">http://www.genreality.net/more-on-the-reality-of-a-times-bestseller</a>
<a href="http://www.genreality.net/more-on-the-reality-of-a-times-bestseller" target="_blank">http://www.genreality.net/more-on-the-reality-of-a-times-bestseller</a>Do music artists fare better in a world with illegal file-sharing?tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-02:537324:BlogPost:2213362009-12-02T02:44:13.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/11/12/do-music-artists-do-better-in-a-world-with-illegal-file-sharing/" target="_blank">http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/11/12/do-music-artists-do-better-in-a-world-with-illegal-file-sharing/</a>
<a href="http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/11/12/do-music-artists-do-better-in-a-world-with-illegal-file-sharing/" target="_blank">http://labs.timesonline.co.uk/blog/2009/11/12/do-music-artists-do-better-in-a-world-with-illegal-file-sharing/</a>B&N to release competition for Amazon's Kindle with its "Nook" e-readertag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-10-21:537324:BlogPost:2171222009-10-21T01:43:47.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/barnes-nobles-kindle-killing-dual-screen-nook-e-reader-leaked/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/barnes-nobles-kindle-killing-dual-screen-nook-e-reader-leaked/</a><br />
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Same price, sharing with others, color touchscreen, supports open formats such as EPUB, 2GB storage, wifi, b&w e-ink screen, discounted prices for ebooks (finally!)...the Kindle is in trouble.
<a href="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/barnes-nobles-kindle-killing-dual-screen-nook-e-reader-leaked/" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/barnes-nobles-kindle-killing-dual-screen-nook-e-reader-leaked/</a><br />
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Same price, sharing with others, color touchscreen, supports open formats such as EPUB, 2GB storage, wifi, b&w e-ink screen, discounted prices for ebooks (finally!)...the Kindle is in trouble.Amazon sued over Kindle deletion of Orwell bookstag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-31:537324:BlogPost:2088962009-07-31T19:00:13.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_en_ot/us_tec_amazon_kindle_lawsuit" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_en_ot/us_tec_amazon_kindle_lawsuit</a>
<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_en_ot/us_tec_amazon_kindle_lawsuit" target="_blank">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090731/ap_on_en_ot/us_tec_amazon_kindle_lawsuit</a>CSI Myths: The Shaky Science Behind Forensicstag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-28:537324:BlogPost:2085052009-07-28T01:32:47.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4325774.html" target="_blank">http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4325774.html</a>
<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4325774.html" target="_blank">http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/military_law/4325774.html</a>Amazon un-publishes 1984 and Animal Farm from the Kindletag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-17:537324:BlogPost:2074492009-07-17T21:06:44.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
That's right. Those who bought those books now don't have them, as they have been deleted from their Kindles, their accounts credited for the price they paid.<br />
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So Amazon, via the Kindle, can take away books you have paid for, meaning when you buy a Kindle edition book, you don't really own it. Yet another reason not to buy a Kindle.…
That's right. Those who bought those books now don't have them, as they have been deleted from their Kindles, their accounts credited for the price they paid.<br />
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So Amazon, via the Kindle, can take away books you have paid for, meaning when you buy a Kindle edition book, you don't really own it. Yet another reason not to buy a Kindle.<br />
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<a href="http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/some-e-books-are-more-equal-than-others/" target="_blank">http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/some-e-books-are-more-equal-than-others/</a>Hemingway revealed as failed KGB spytag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-10:537324:BlogPost:2068712009-07-10T05:38:33.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/09/hemingway-failed-kgb-spy" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/09/hemingway-failed-kgb-spy</a><br />
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From the article:<br />
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"<i>Its section on the author's secret life as a "dilettante spy" draws on his KGB file in saying he was recruited in 1941 before making a trip to China, given the cover name "Argo", and "repeatedly expressed his desire and willingness to help us" when he met Soviet agents in Havana and London in the 40s.…</i>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/09/hemingway-failed-kgb-spy" target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jul/09/hemingway-failed-kgb-spy</a><br />
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From the article:<br />
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"<i>Its section on the author's secret life as a "dilettante spy" draws on his KGB file in saying he was recruited in 1941 before making a trip to China, given the cover name "Argo", and "repeatedly expressed his desire and willingness to help us" when he met Soviet agents in Havana and London in the 40s. However, he failed to "give us any political information" and was never "verified in practical work", so contacts with Argo had ceased by the end of the decade. Was he only ever a pseudo-spook, possibly seeing his clandestine dealings as potential literary material, or a genuine but hopelessly ineffective one?<br />
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The latter reading would chime with his attempts to assist the US during the second world war in his fishing boat El Pilar, patrolling waters north of Cuba in search of U-Boats, making coded notes but only one sighting.</i>"Kindle 2 Price Plunge Signals E-Book Reader Market Competitiontag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-09:537324:BlogPost:2068392009-07-09T21:04:07.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/168098/kindle_2_price_plunge_signals_ebook_reader_market_competition.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcworld.com/article/168098/kindle_2_price_plunge_signals_ebook_reader_market_competition.html</a><br />
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From the article:<br />
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"<i>The bigger question remains, Is there a market here worth expanding? A dedicated e-book reader may enjoy a niche audience, but the question remains whether a separate device for reading digital books will be viable in the long term.…</i>
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/168098/kindle_2_price_plunge_signals_ebook_reader_market_competition.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcworld.com/article/168098/kindle_2_price_plunge_signals_ebook_reader_market_competition.html</a><br />
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From the article:<br />
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"<i>The bigger question remains, Is there a market here worth expanding? A dedicated e-book reader may enjoy a niche audience, but the question remains whether a separate device for reading digital books will be viable in the long term. Already, we have a Kindle for iPhone reader and a slew of iPhone e-book apps; and so-called smartbooks and other portable, connected devices are coming soon.<br />
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The way I see it, as nice a luxury as Kindle is, if I can get similar functionality using the same device that I use for other tasks, I'd rather consolidate the functions in fewer devices, instead of adding another piece of hardware to the fray. And a lot of people must agree with me--you don't see too many dedicated PDAs coming out these days.</i>"Amazon takes one more step toward in-book advertisements for the Kindletag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-07-07:537324:BlogPost:2065852009-07-07T14:47:08.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/07/06/amazon-takes-one-more-step-toward-in-book-advertisements-for-the-kindle/" target="_blank">http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/07/06/amazon-takes-one-more-step-toward-in-book-advertisements-for-the-kindle/</a>
<a href="http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/07/06/amazon-takes-one-more-step-toward-in-book-advertisements-for-the-kindle/" target="_blank">http://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2009/07/06/amazon-takes-one-more-step-toward-in-book-advertisements-for-the-kindle/</a>Self-publishing finds commercial niche in digital agetag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-22:537324:BlogPost:1995612009-05-22T19:00:00.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/22/self-publishing-finds-commercial-niche-in-digital-/">http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/22/self-publishing-finds-commercial-niche-in-digital-/</a><br />
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Some cherry-picked quotes:<br />
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<i>On Tuesday, the bibliographic information company Bowker released statistics showing that last year, for the first time, more books were released by on-demand publishers than by traditional ones.<br />
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Traditional publishers released fewer books in 2008 than in…</i>
<a href="http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/22/self-publishing-finds-commercial-niche-in-digital-/">http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/22/self-publishing-finds-commercial-niche-in-digital-/</a><br />
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Some cherry-picked quotes:<br />
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<i>On Tuesday, the bibliographic information company Bowker released statistics showing that last year, for the first time, more books were released by on-demand publishers than by traditional ones.<br />
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Traditional publishers released fewer books in 2008 than in 2007 — 275,232 new books, a drop of 3.2 percent. However, on-demand publishers, the route many writers take to self-publish, released an astounding 132 percent more — 285,394 in 2008.</i><br />
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<i>The writer and actor — best known as Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — has self-published all but one of his books, which include the memoir "Just a Geek." Mr. Wheaton, who made a new name for himself as one of the earliest bloggers, researched the industry after deciding to publish eight years ago. "What I saw repeated was the truism that books sell as well as their authors promote them," he says, "whether you're publishing yourself and receiving the lion's share of the profits or published by a big publisher and receiving a tiny portion of them."</i><br />
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<i>Melinda Roberts last month got what she calls "the holy grail" for authors — an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Her book? The self-published "Mommy Confidential." ...Now that she's been on "Oprah," though, she has agents calling her. "One woman said, 'If you want to write anything else at all, call me,' " she reports.</i><br />
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<i>"Penguin and its subsidiary imprints all have self-published books in their catalogs past and present," says Viking and Plume President and Publisher Clare Ferraro, who discovered the book when hearing the author's "incredibly affecting" talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference. <b>"There isn't a belief here that self-publishing is stigmatized."</b></i> (Bold added by me)<br />
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EDIT: The Bowker Article mentioned in the article: <a href="http://www.bowker.com/index.php/press-releases/563-bowker-reports-us-book-production-declines-3-in-2008-but-qon-demandq-publishing-more-than-doubles">here</a><br />
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And the full Bowker Report: <a href="http://www.bowker.com/bookwire/IndustryStats2009.pdf">PDF</a>Judge Reviewing Pirate Bay Trial Bias Is Removed for Biastag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-21:537324:BlogPost:1994042009-05-21T20:39:02.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/judge-reviewing-pirate-bay-trial-bias-is-removed-for-bias/">http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/judge-reviewing-pirate-bay-trial-bias-is-removed-for-bias/</a><br />
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This case keeps getting more and more interesting.
<a href="http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/judge-reviewing-pirate-bay-trial-bias-is-removed-for-bias/">http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/05/judge-reviewing-pirate-bay-trial-bias-is-removed-for-bias/</a><br />
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This case keeps getting more and more interesting.Harvard prof tells judge that P2P filesharing is "fair use"tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-20:537324:BlogPost:1990892009-05-20T01:59:14.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/harvard-prof-tells-judge-that-p2p-filesharing-is-fair-use.ars">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/harvard-prof-tells-judge-that-p2p-filesharing-is-fair-use.ars</a><br />
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It's a pretty ballsy position. For sure this will be a case to keep an eye on if you're interested in the future of intellectual property rights.<br />
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From the article: <i>"Should Nesson win, he will essentially legalize the sharing of all digital goods, copyrighted…</i>
<a href="http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/harvard-prof-tells-judge-that-p2p-filesharing-is-fair-use.ars">http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/05/harvard-prof-tells-judge-that-p2p-filesharing-is-fair-use.ars</a><br />
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It's a pretty ballsy position. For sure this will be a case to keep an eye on if you're interested in the future of intellectual property rights.<br />
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From the article: <i>"Should Nesson win, he will essentially legalize the sharing of all digital goods, copyrighted or not, by noncommercial users."</i>Amazon Encoretag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-14:537324:BlogPost:1984282009-05-14T20:30:00.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
"<i>Even great books can be overlooked. And authors with great potential often struggle to connect with the larger audience they deserve to reach. We’re fortunate at Amazon.com to have customers who know a good book when they read one, so we've introduced AmazonEncore to help connect authors and their books with more readers.<br />
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AmazonEncore is a new program whereby Amazon will use information such as customer reviews on Amazon.com to identify exceptional, overlooked books and authors with more…</i>
"<i>Even great books can be overlooked. And authors with great potential often struggle to connect with the larger audience they deserve to reach. We’re fortunate at Amazon.com to have customers who know a good book when they read one, so we've introduced AmazonEncore to help connect authors and their books with more readers.<br />
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AmazonEncore is a new program whereby Amazon will use information such as customer reviews on Amazon.com to identify exceptional, overlooked books and authors with more potential than their sales may indicate. Amazon will then partner with the authors to re-introduce their books to readers through marketing support and distribution into multiple channels and formats, such as the Amazon.com Books Store, Amazon Kindle Store, Audible.com, and national and independent bookstores via third-party wholesalers.<br />
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Our premiere AmazonEncore title, Legacy, written by 14-year-old Cayla Kluver (now 16), had review titles such as "loved it, loved it," "rich lyrical tapestry and story," and "breath-taking in scope and execution!" In addition to raves from customers, Ms. Kluver has won several awards from literary groups. The new version of Legacy will be available in Fall 2009.</i>"<br />
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Looks like an interesting program, and perhaps an alternative to Authonomy.com.<br />
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<b>EDIT: An article about AmazonEncore from Publisher's Weekly:</b> <a href="http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6658267.html?desc=topstory">http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6658267.html?desc=topstory</a>Raymond Chandler's Style Analyzed (An essay I found)tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-13:537324:BlogPost:1983112009-05-13T22:55:03.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~smack/archive/smack1.1/ess3.htm">http://www.uiowa.edu/~smack/archive/smack1.1/ess3.htm</a>
<a href="http://www.uiowa.edu/~smack/archive/smack1.1/ess3.htm">http://www.uiowa.edu/~smack/archive/smack1.1/ess3.htm</a>Man Writes Bestselling Novel on His Cellphonetag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-29:537324:BlogPost:1965732009-04-29T17:13:28.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_train_of_thought_bklyn_writer_found_muse__wrote_first_novel_while_commuting_on_t.html">http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_train_of_thought_bklyn_writer_found_muse__wrote_first_novel_while_commuting_on_t.html</a><br />
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Here's a link to the book on Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warded-Man-Peter-V-Brett/dp/0345503805">http://www.amazon.com/Warded-Man-Peter-V-Brett/dp/0345503805</a>
<a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_train_of_thought_bklyn_writer_found_muse__wrote_first_novel_while_commuting_on_t.html">http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/04/22/2009-04-22_train_of_thought_bklyn_writer_found_muse__wrote_first_novel_while_commuting_on_t.html</a><br />
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Here's a link to the book on Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Warded-Man-Peter-V-Brett/dp/0345503805">http://www.amazon.com/Warded-Man-Peter-V-Brett/dp/0345503805</a>Amazon Consolidates Its Power, Acquires Stanza Digital Reader App For iPhonetag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-28:537324:BlogPost:1964572009-04-28T20:47:10.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
From Galley Cat: <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/web_tech/breaking_amazoncom_inc_acquires_stanza_digital_reader_app_115103.asp">http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/web_tech/breaking_amazoncom_inc_acquires_stanza_digital_reader_app_115103.asp</a>
From Galley Cat: <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/web_tech/breaking_amazoncom_inc_acquires_stanza_digital_reader_app_115103.asp">http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/web_tech/breaking_amazoncom_inc_acquires_stanza_digital_reader_app_115103.asp</a>All of Fiction Costs $125 Milliontag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-28:537324:BlogPost:1964142009-04-28T16:14:36.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=308&mode=one">http://fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=308&mode=one</a><br />
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My favorite parts of the article:<br />
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"As we all know, Google recently bought all out-of-print fiction from the "Author's Guild" for $125 million dollars. This laughable, ludicrously small price is the kind of price that somebody would only offer for something that they didn't actually own.<br />
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You know, like Napoleon selling Louisiana to America in order to pay for his war in…
<a href="http://fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=308&mode=one">http://fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=308&mode=one</a><br />
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My favorite parts of the article:<br />
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"As we all know, Google recently bought all out-of-print fiction from the "Author's Guild" for $125 million dollars. This laughable, ludicrously small price is the kind of price that somebody would only offer for something that they didn't actually own.<br />
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You know, like Napoleon selling Louisiana to America in order to pay for his war in Europe. And then America sends Louis and Clark out to explore, and it turns out there are all these dirty fucking NATIVES there. Luckily, they need blankets."<br />
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"Note: writers and publishers will be receiving $45 million of the settlement, which is (I'm not a mathematician) less than half of the agreed-upon $125 million dollar payout. The rest of the money will be going to lawyers and (I guess) the "Authors Guild" to help fund their next act of heroism."<br />
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"The "Author's Guild" memo contains instructions for "claiming your book" from Google. Here is instruction number one:<br />
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'1. If you file your claim by January 5, 2010, and a book in which you have a copyright interest [THAT YOU WROTE] is scanned by Google before May 5, 2009, you will be entitled to a small share (at least $60 per book, but up to $300, depending on the number of claims [DON'T GET GREEDY])'<br />
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So, the verdict is in, and the settlement to writers is that they will each receive less than $300 bucks for their stolen books. Here's a short history: writers got mad that GOOGLE WAS STEALING THEIR BOOKS BY SCANNING THEM WITHOUT ASKING AND MAKING THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE, writers appealed to the "Author's Guild" for help, the "Author's Guild" settled with Google for $125 million instead of taking the claim to trial and declaring Google's practice illegal, and now each writer gets almost enough money to buy a handgun at Wal-Mart to blow their brains out."Disability Access Activists Gather to Protest Kindle DRMtag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-10:537324:BlogPost:1926502009-04-10T13:01:07.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/protest-kindle-drm">http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/protest-kindle-drm</a>
<a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/protest-kindle-drm">http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/04/protest-kindle-drm</a>Authors have lost the plot in Kindle battletag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-01:537324:BlogPost:1910822009-04-01T11:52:56.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/31/cory-doctorow-kindle">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/31/cory-doctorow-kindle</a>
<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/31/cory-doctorow-kindle">http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/31/cory-doctorow-kindle</a>What We Might Gain (Article on the upside of ebooks)tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-03-24:537324:BlogPost:1895622009-03-24T15:19:55.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://www.fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=320&mode=one">http://www.fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=320&mode=one</a>
<a href="http://www.fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=320&mode=one">http://www.fictioncircus.com/news.php?id=320&mode=one</a>Amazon retreats on Kindle's text-to-speech issuetag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-28:537324:BlogPost:1855802009-02-28T17:20:39.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10184406-93.html">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10184406-93.html</a><br />
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Well, that solves that problem.
<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10184406-93.html">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10184406-93.html</a><br />
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Well, that solves that problem.Rumor: Larger, Touchscreen Kindle 3 may be released later this yeartag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-27:537324:BlogPost:1852402009-02-27T15:14:58.000ZJohn Dishonhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
<a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5161405/a-larger-touchscreen-kindle-3-coming-this-year">http://i.gizmodo.com/5161405/a-larger-touchscreen-kindle-3-coming-this-year</a><br />
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Full text of the article:<br />
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"While we first saw the Kindle 2 months ago in a leak, there's been another nagging rumor, one of a Kindle with a full 8.5"x11" display. And according to DigiTimes, that Kindle still exists.<br />
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Sneakily tacked on a post about Amazon's e-ink display manufacturer Prime View International, the publication…
<a href="http://i.gizmodo.com/5161405/a-larger-touchscreen-kindle-3-coming-this-year">http://i.gizmodo.com/5161405/a-larger-touchscreen-kindle-3-coming-this-year</a><br />
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Full text of the article:<br />
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"While we first saw the Kindle 2 months ago in a leak, there's been another nagging rumor, one of a Kindle with a full 8.5"x11" display. And according to DigiTimes, that Kindle still exists.<br />
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Sneakily tacked on a post about Amazon's e-ink display manufacturer Prime View International, the publication states:<br />
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Amazon plans to launch a new generation of Kindle by the end of this year, which will be larger in size and equipped with touch functions, the sources said.<br />
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Frankly, as much as people like the Kindle 2, I've been surprised that Amazon hasn't released system with these purported specs yet. As nice as the Kindles may be to use, they look like something straight out of 1980, minus the tape heads. "<br />
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<a href="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090227PB201.html">DigiTimes</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/27/kindle-3-rumor-with-touchscreen-8-5-x-11-inch-display-returns/">Engadget</a>