Author Archives: Bill Rosenblatt
Amazon’s Mobipocket Strategy
The e-book plot thickens as Amazon tries to leverage its smartphone and PDA platform for e-books.
The E-Book DRM Mess
Publishers are asleep at the wheel as the e-book industry floats out of their grasp.
Digital Britain Report Calls for ISP Antipiracy Levy
A misguided proposal for redirecting antipiracy economics in the UK.
Follett Adds Yet Another E-Book Format
Follett introduces a proprietary e-book format and DRM for El-Hi educational content.
New White Paper: Google’s Settlement with the Publishing Industry
I’ve just published a white paper on Google’s settlement with the publishing industry and its implications for future digital publishing business models. As I’ve described previously, the settlement calls for the establishment of an independent Book Rights Registry, which will manage information about rights and royalties for book content sold through Google Book Search and […]
Google’s Settlement with Publishers: Looking Down the Road
Future business models specified in the publishers’ settlement agreement with Google call for new business models that require structured content instead of page images. Will Google go to the trouble?
A Quiet MIDEM
The MIDEM music conference in Cannes, France seems to have passed about as quietly — with respect to our interests, at least — as CES in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. Nokia’s Tero Ojanperä announced that Comes With Music will expand into more countries throughout the world this year, though he offered neither […]
Sonic Solutions Partners with Blockbuster on Video Delivery to Consumer Devices
This year’s CES show in Las Vegas wasn’t full of noteworthy events from our perspective. Most people I asked about their CES experience said something like “Don’t ask me, I was in meetings the whole time.” The consensus was that attendance was down but that those who did attend were the most senior people, making […]
Overdrive to Cease E-Book Delivery for Fictionwise
More evidence of the fragementation of the e-book market.
2008 Year in Review: Rights Technology Standards
Rights technology standards: Creative Commons’ CC+ and PLUS gain traction.
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