by Lee Purcell | Dec 29, 2014 | Learn
Unlike those books lining the shelves in your living room, the ownership of books in the amorphous digital realm is much less clearcut. As Michael Kozlowski points out in this article for Good E-Reader, “When Amazon sells you an eBook for the Kindle, they have...
by John Jerney | Aug 5, 2014 | Discover, Learn
At first glance, the proposition seems simple enough. You work hard to write and produce your ebook and, quite reasonably, you expect to be rewarded for your efforts. Common sense dictates that you should take precautions to protect your work. And nowhere does this...
by John Jerney | Mar 5, 2014 | Discover
San Francisco-based Ownshelf has created a new social network service for sharing DRM-free ebooks, and is raising money to expand to mobile platforms. Ownshelf App for sharing eBooks with friends across devices ePublish Yourself Intelligence In brief: Ownshelf.com,...
by Lee Purcell | Apr 15, 2012 | Discover
In one of the most anticipated moments in the short history of ebooks and epublishing, Pottermore—an online community based on the imaginative fantasies of J.K. Rowling—has gone live. To the kids (and more than a few adults) who have emotional investments in the...
