State of the eBook: Copyrights, DRM, and Amazon Versus Macmillan
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Well, it’s time for another State of the eBook. Of course, this week was under the iPad shadow, but-gasp!-tHERE’s other news out tHERE too! Plus, with Apple landing smack in the ebook game, plus the final “Google Books” settlement, it has led to some interesting discussion about the nature of ebook digital rights management and how we, as consumers, can either accept or challenge the status quo. Not to mention the argument between Amazon and Macmillan books! All of these really touch upon many of the issues surrounding ebooks; as their popularity increases, questions about how they should be treated versus their paper siblings become more apparent, and the answers become more controversial.
Let’s start with some quick news:
-Acer, not to be outdone by Asus, has also announced plans to release an ebook reader this year.
-Amazon sold 3 million Kindles so far.
-Read an eBook Week is coming this March!
-Asus’s DR-950 posed for some glamor shots.
-Apple became a bookstore!
Related posts:
- State of the eBook: The Dark Side of eBook Popularity?
- State of the eBook: The Tablet Cometh?
- State of the eBook: An Introduction
Tags: Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble nook, Books and eBooks
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