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What is DRM and what are the issues at stake?
What is DRM and what are the issues at stake? Digital Rights Management, or DRM, are the little bit of software added on eBooks to prevent pirating. This means that only the buyer of the book has the technical means to open and read the book and cannot redistribute for free to friend, family or the general public. On the face of things, this seems like a perfectly justified piece of software, an unavoidable tool in the … Read entire article »
Filed under: The ePublishing market, The Legal Corner
Smashwords Offers eBook Distribution for Apple’s iBookstore
Smashwords Offers eBook Distribution for Apple’s iBookstore (via redOrbit) LOS GATOS, Calif., April 5 /PRNewswire/ — Smashwords, a leading publisher and distributor of ebooks, now offers independent authors access to the new iBookstore through a distribution agreement with Apple. “The iPad is a true second generation e-reading device, which I believe will introduce millions… … Read entire article »
Filed under: The ePublishing market
Literary Agents in the Digital Publishing Age.
Traditionally, an agent was the indispensable ally of the author in the elusive chase for a publishing contract. This is still very true for the Big 6 and for a number of smaller publishers. This means that finding an agent was the first hurdle to overcome for a writer wishing to see his words in print. Yet finding an agent is not as easy as it sounds. Statistics from literary agencies are hard to come by, … Read entire article »






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