Category Publishing
Publisher-Library Feud over E-Books Heats Up
The impasse will get worse before it gets better… if it ever does.
The IDPF’s Lightweight Content Protection Standard for E-books
A response to the current realities of the digital publishing market; an attempt to help avoid undesirable outcomes for everyone in the value chain.
A Nail in Public Libraries’ Coffins
Amazon’s subsidized lending of Harry Potter e-books is more evidence of private-sector displacement of public libraries.
Library E-Lending with DRM-Free E-Books?
The coming showdown over Digital First Sale and library e-book lending.
The Harry Potter Watermarking Experiment
Pottermore’s watermarking scheme for EPUB e-books offers the worst of both worlds: it’s ineffective and costs money to implement.
Will Harry Potter Break the E-book DRM Spell?
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter franchise, a digital holdout no longer, is now selling DRM-free e-books on its own website.
Who’s Subsidizin’ Who?
Free content with a device purchase or a free device with content purchase? Either way, it’s all good.
Public Library E-Book Lending Must Change to Survive
Libraries could face irrelevance in the world of e-books. One way to avoid this fate is for publishers to treat libraries as if they were radio stations.
Irdeto Acquires BayTSP
Irdeto doubles down on its bet that pay TV operators will pay more for better content protection.
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader Lowers the Speed Bump for E-Books
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader uses unencrypted e-book files.
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