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Why e-book DRM will die, and why this will make no difference to Amazon and Apple Summary: DRM on e-books will die. Frightened publishers will see to it that it happens.The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to investigate Apple and five publishers over alleged collusion in e-book prices and sales models has sparked off an interesting side-debate on the subject of DRM and hardware lock-in.Regular readers will know that I’m no fan of DRM. That’s not because I want to enthus.. 더보기
Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight The good: The integrated light in the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch GlowLight displays uniformly across the high-contrast Pearl e-ink touch screen and is a killer feature for nighttime reading for couples who share a bed. The touch screen is ever so slightly more responsive, there's built-in Wi-Fi for direct access to the online Barnes & Noble store, an expansion slot for additional memory, a.. 더보기
Should the DoJ investigate e-book DRM and hardware lock-in? Summary: The problem is that when you start to examine lock-in to specific hardware, you’re opening a can of worms.U.S. antitrust regulators have decided that it is now time to go after various publishers, and Apple, alleging collusion in e-book prices and sales models. But there is one subject that is absent from the lawsuit: DRM.Should the Justice Dept. extend the lawsuit to cover the DRM lock.. 더보기
Why e-book DRM will die, and why this will make no difference to Amazon and Apple Summary: DRM on e-books will die. Frightened publishers will see to it that it happens.The U.S. Department of Justice’s decision to investigate Apple and five publishers over alleged collusion in e-book prices and sales models has sparked off an interesting side-debate on the subject of DRM and hardware lock-in.Regular readers will know that I’m no fan of DRM. That’s not because I want to enthus.. 더보기
Amazon taps new audience with Spanish-language e-bookstore Summary: By expanding the wealth of its library, Amazon has an opportunity to get ahead of the competition to reach a much larger audience and draw them into the Kindle platform.While the world waits as an e-book pricing settlement nears or not, Amazon is pushing full steam ahead with another e-book project that will greatly expand its Kindle audience base.Amazon has introduced “eBooks Kindle en.. 더보기
Apple preparing DoJ court battle over e-book fixing: report Summary: Apple is reportedly preparing to take allegations of e-book price fixing to the Department of Justice.Apple will take the allegations that it ‘fixed’ e-book prices in a bid to undermine Amazon’s business to court, reports Bloomberg, citing sources famililar with the matter.The two other publishers are thought to be Macmillan and Pearson’s Penguin Group, who earlier this week were report.. 더보기