While digital publishing in its current form is no longer in its infancy, one of the major concerns that still arises about the medium is piracy. While some argue that piracy can actually make for good business in terms of building readership and spreading an author's brand, others counter that it costs the publishing industry countless numbers in revenue each year. One thing … [Read more...] about eBookPlus To Embed Advertising to Create Free-But-Legal eBooks
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How to Build Your Own Book Scanner…But Should You?
A very interesting war is being waged on books. This time it isn't about publishers and the agency model or the stigma behind self-publishing. This war is actually about the right and wrong of consuming a book that a reader already owns. Format shifting, as it's being called by some, is taking one copyrighted item that has already been purchased and reformatting it to use … [Read more...] about How to Build Your Own Book Scanner…But Should You?
Cory Doctorow, eBook Piracy, and Dandelions
One of the most entertaining speakers at this year's TOC event--or any publishing event, for that matter--must be self-publishing expert and author Cory Doctorow. While also known for his work as the co-editor of BoingBoing.com, Doctorow's science fiction titles have made him both a beloved author and a major proponent of DRM-free content. Following his morning keynote, … [Read more...] about Cory Doctorow, eBook Piracy, and Dandelions
Feature: The Emerging Worldwide Battle against Pirated Books
We often think that the majority of book piracy often occurs in the digital space via ebooks. The electronic format makes it fairly easy for people to get the content they want. Increasingly, many countries are battling the print sector, which has always been the bread and butter market for major publishers. In countries like Thailand, Nigeria, and China, authorities are … [Read more...] about Feature: The Emerging Worldwide Battle against Pirated Books
John Wiley Takes Piracy Matters Seriously
The publisher of the ever-popular For Dummies series of titles has once again taken steps to combat illegal file sharing of its works, again successfully filing a lawsuit—for now, at least—against defendants named only as John Doe. Why the secret identity? Because the plaintiffs have nothing more than the IP addresses of the offenders at this time. Once the lawsuit goes … [Read more...] about John Wiley Takes Piracy Matters Seriously
Autography Enriches E-books, Slows Piracy
While standing at the Autography booth in the Digital Zone at the BEA2011, author and company co-found Tom Waters did something fairly amazing. He signed my e-book copy of his novel. Only I didn’t have my e-reader with me, and in fact, I didn’t actually own a copy of his work. Don’t tell him I said that. Even stranger, when Waters told me to check my email, there in my inbox … [Read more...] about Autography Enriches E-books, Slows Piracy