- Why Abundance is Good: A Reply to Nick Carr | Britannica Blog – Clay Shirky on the ‘Google is making us Stoopid’ debate. Shirky points out that the internet has actually resurrected reading, just not in the form or on the subjects its self-appointed guardians would like to see.
- A cut-throat business lies behind those gentle facades – Times Online – Good figures on bookselling, particularly for independents.
- Authors Guild Warns on S&S e-Book Royalty Proposal – Opening shots are being fired in what promises to be a drawn-out and overdue battle. Interesting that the AG makes the same point about rights reversion that I did about POD…
- Tor.com / Down on the Farm by Charles Stross – An original Bob Howard story as part of Tor’s pretty good online relaunch. And all the ebooks from their recent giveaway are available free until the end of the month.
Stop Press for July 21st
July 22, 2008
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