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Lawrence Lessig and free media

Lawrence Lessig and free mediaRTF*[i]In the creative business, free samples are a standard approach for those without resources or a contract. They sometimes work by fluke. The sure and solid path to prominence costs a lot of money. To be repaid by sales of performance.[/i]For crying out [b]loud[/b], would you...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Mercedes Lackey, prominence, Baen Books

Discussion threads 2006-06-02

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Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled today

What is the difference between this and the Que?RE: Barnes and Noble e-book reader 'Nook' to be unveiled todayWell, the Kindle is still pretty pricy for me. I was in Toys R Us the other day and they had a Sony e-reader (1st time I've ever ACTUALLY seen one....

Tags: E-books, Kindle DX, e-book, Nook, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-book Reader, Kindle2, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser

Kindle Format?Did they also say how they propose to display Kindle's proprietary format in your browser?Oh myDunraven, go get a good strong cup of coffee, drink it down, and read the article again. You just aren't awake yet.This is cool!NTRE: Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browserAnyone...

Tags: Web browsers, E-books, e-reader, Web browser, Google Inc., e-book

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

BookShelfLT 2.0.1 (Mobile)

BookShelfLT may carry up to 10 books at one time. Read your own ebooks or discover new titles. Access thousands of free books from the classics of literature to the newest creative Commons licensed SciFi. BookShelfLT downloads free books from FeedBooks.com right on your iPhone. Access your purchased WebScription.net books...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Mobile, Title, Zachary Bedell, Microsoft Office, E-books, Wireless LANs, Databases, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Office Suites, Software, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-06-10

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyer

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyerBrave but silly manHe has yet to realise the golden rule in life, **NEVER** go up against lawyers.Especially, if they have just smacked you down in court.Revenge is sweete, except it will be the lawyer taking it all.. Yeah, sounds like Pirate Bay...

Tags: Piracy, SECURITY, Revenge, Pirate Bay, DDo$ attack, DDo$, attack

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

How to make freemium pay

How to make freemium payI don't like the sound of 'freemium'It is as free as crippleware and trialware was for the desktop apps.I hate them and and moving the same concept from the desktop to the web is no innovation to me.Freemium, or FreeLunch ?SaaS companies taking this approach...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Acrobat.com, Phil

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Review: Amazon Kindle 2 5-way controller more significant than form factor improvement

Review: Amazon Kindle 2 5-way controller more significant than form factor improvementYeah, but...... did you try to hook this thing to your computer via USB. Crashes explorer. No solutions from AMAZON yet.Screen seems a bit small for the size of the device. All else is cool.This...

Tags: Keyboards, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle 2 5-way controller, form factor improvement, Amazon Kindle 2 5-way, Amazon Kindle 2

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Kindle Economics

Kindle EconomicsMainstreamI own a kindle and I love it. However, at it's current price point it is only appropriate for a) people who read tons of books and can justify the purchase I know of very few people who read so avidly or b) people with a lot of disposable...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Notebooks, Fermi, Kindle Economics, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-11-16

Using green tech ideas to save paper

Using green tech ideas to save paperE-ink and audio books also helpFirst of all, I'm not so sure that books are really the biggest cause of problems.But if you really want to avoid the paper form of books, you can always get an E-Ink reader like Amazon.com's Kindle, or get...

Tags: green tech idea, green technology

Discussion threads 2008-04-12

Book publishers finally getting their digital acts together?

Book publishers finally getting their digital acts together?Schools / Books / LearningDoes anyone know if there is merit to saying that books are a better method of teaching than a computer?Cost of books? Perhaps a little respect for the written word should be implemented.Notes? Do you remember looking through that...

Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), e-book, digital-rights management, book publisher, Books, sales

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader Monday

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader MondayPrice PointAfter reading about Sony's attempt bust at an even lower price point, I wouldn't expect this to be successful either. At $399, you can get a fully functioning laptop and read all the eBooks and other media you want there.I don't think...

Tags: E-books, PDA, e-book Reader, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

E-books galore...for free!

E-books galore...for free!Don't forget the originalProject Gutenberg is still going strong and offers thousands of free e-books. My favourite is the Science Fiction Bookshelf ;-)www.gutenberg.orgNot exactly freeStill under copyright, but the authors and publishers are at least enlightened about the value of "here, read this:"http://www.baen.com/library/Of course, they're trying to...

Tags: E-books, e-book, Project Gutenberg

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

How can you read an ebook on an Apple iPhone?

How can you read an ebook on an Apple iPhone?EbookRead an E-Book?Whatever happened to the days when a phone was a just a phone to call somebody?Wow you can almost make it work!Been reading eBooks without a problem for over 4 years on my WIndows phones - once again Apple...

Tags: E-books, Baen, Apple Inc., e-book, phone, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-07-21

Open source content moves forward

Open source content moves forwardBarfliesIf you want to really see the process in action, start hanging out in Baen's Bar.[i]The Ram Rebellion[/i] isn't the first book, by any means, where authors relied heavily on reader participation before the fact. Before Baen and even before the Internet, quite a few...

Tags: open source

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

Harry Potter on the Torrents proves once more: Torrents are dens of thieves

Harry Potter on the Torrents proves once more: Torrents are dens of thievesDon't forget to addphotocopiers, scanners, and printers. All used for nothing but copyright infringement. Without the scanners, for instance, this could never have happened.Pardon me -- I've got to go and restart my seeds of the...

Tags: Scanners, Torrents, den, BitTorrent

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

A Digg riot and AACS

A Digg riot and AACSRe: A Digg riot and AACSNo, Joe guitar player probably doesn't have the heft to go out and sell advertising for his songs. But he's not going to sell enough music on that $20 a month server to pay the cost to license the DEM...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), advertisement, digital-rights management, Digg

Discussion threads 2007-05-02

Copyright laws and piracy - Where do you stand?

Copyright laws and piracy - Where do you stand?Agree.....but.....Actually, it could be "theft" by the media conglomerates.When VCR's became popular, MPAA claimed that they would lose money when users taped shows and movies, so that they can be watched at the users convenience. A surcharge was eventually added to...

Tags: Sales strategy, Peer to peer (P2P), Operational accounting, irony, piracy, file-sharing, sales, copyright law

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

Study finds Office functionality is highly desirable on mobile phones

Study finds Office functionality is highly desirable on mobile phonesHard to believe, isn't it?[i]Do people really want to create or edit documents and spreadsheets on a small screen with a keypad and maybe a thumb keyboard?[/i]You know, I have a largish collection of e-books [1] and a Treo that can...

Tags: Cellular phones, Advertising & Promotion, Study finds Office functionality, Study finds Office, Study Finds, cell phone, mobile, phone

Discussion threads 2006-07-06

Lawrence Lessig and free media

I caught Mitch Ratcliffe's recent blog post, titled "Lessig's Razor," and found myself in wild agreement. Opposing Lawrence Lessig's position on the importance - or rather, the lack thereof - of digital copyright, Mitch noted that lawyers which Lessig is rarely produce the writing or video or music that people...

Tags: Lawrence Lessig, Eric Flint

Blog posts 2006-06-02

Lessig's Razor

Lessig's RazorStraw manNever mind Lessig (although, to be fair, he's the author of several books himself and quite worth reading.) The position you ascribe to him -- that of essentially ditching copyright for digital works -- is a strawman. It's the same false dichotomy that Random House presents:...

Tags: James Baen

Discussion threads 2006-06-01