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Are Publishers Liable For Lost eBooks If Borders Dissolves?

February 1st, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion

I am not a lawyer, but it seems to me those of the Big 6 publishers who have been playing the price-fixing Agency Model racket have left themselves wide open for class-action lawsuits if their “agents” go out of business and lose the eBooks of their customers. Traditionally, this has been the sales chain in [...]

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Use virtual bookplates to help recover a lost Kindle

November 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · tips and tricks

by Chris Walters It’s not a bad idea to put your contact info on your Kindle, in the event that you misplace it and a Good Samaritan happens along. There’s a built-in spot for this information under Settings, but a stranger might not know to look there, and if your Kindle is password-protected then the [...]

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Cognitive Surplus Gained from Television, Cognitive Deficit Lost from Reading

September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · opinion

by John Miedema Editor’s Note: I’m closing the comments on this post because I want you to join the discussion over on John’s blog, not here. He poses an interesting question, and I look forward to following the debate. Clay Shirky has a new book, Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age. In [...]

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