[These articles seem to show a growing realisation of the strength of the large organisations in publishing, and seeing an unfairness in price share and...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 4, 2012 9:32 pm
[The sense of war between big companies and everyone else is strengthened by these actions.] Amazon& Google Getting Impatient With Book Publishers ... They're...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 4, 2012 9:32 pm
[With the resources of a major company, is there any acceptable excuse for this error? Or is it further evidence of the major companies' determination t o...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 4, 2012 9:33 pm
[The figures in the first link suggest a slowing in the ebook growth curve; which is to be expected. This suggests that print will not decline quickly, as some...
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auwg
Mar 4, 2012 10:11 pm
Got lucky. Only one of my titles on the 'free with purchase' list, and that one's a readerbait freebie. Lots of other titles on that list aren't freebies,...
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ptassell@...
paul_tanstaafl
Mar 5, 2012 1:52 am
I don't see how anyone with even a bare knowledge of books could think that many of those titles are public domain. Its not like one or two slipped into a...
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auwg
Mar 5, 2012 2:42 am
Knowledge of books had nothing to do with the decision to offer those pirated titles. Follow the money, as always. A non-US electronics vendor saw a chance to...
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auwg
Mar 9, 2012 9:05 pm
Filed under ways to get attention... Tweak a political group. :) Apparently the ADL thinks I'm an 'obscure' incipient terrorist. Their words from a paper they...
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jd
jd.1234@...
Mar 15, 2012 12:37 am
Hi all, My apologies if this has been covered before. I have a quick question: Can someone here either tell me or point me to an online source that gives the...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 15, 2012 2:43 pm
... JD, Copyright *is*. So any copyright page is information that the publisher/author wants to make clear. There is no perfect or standard page. There are...
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Tom B
tombenjey
Mar 16, 2012 3:15 pm
The Chicago Manual of Style includes a discussion of what should appear on a copyright page with examples. Tom Benjey Prostate Cancer and the Veteran ...
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auwg
Mar 16, 2012 3:31 pm
The Chicago Manual of Style http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org Subscriptions are $35 per year. Why spend $35 to see their idea of a copyright page (whether...
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tracy tracy
tracy.tracy49
Mar 16, 2012 11:55 pm
Try my free copyright.com ________________________________ From: Tom B <Tom@...> To: ebook-community@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012...
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jd
jdering
Mar 16, 2012 11:57 pm
Thanks everyone so far for the replies! A couple of responses: Why spend $35 to see their idea of a copyright page (whether for ebooks is not mentioned) when...
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auwg
Mar 16, 2012 11:59 pm
... http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-definitions.html What is a copyright notice? How do I put a copyright notice on my work? A copyright notice is an...
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jd
jdering
Mar 17, 2012 4:41 pm
Thank you very much, Ed! I believe I now understand the issue regarding copyright itself, that I could use a general copyright notice but that it is not...
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mountainman0074
Mar 17, 2012 7:50 pm
"don't sue me if this doesn't work for you, use it at your own risk." Yes, quite important. You will find some version of it in many books of this genre. For...
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Bryce Anderson
Bryce_Anderson
Mar 18, 2012 5:05 pm
On a semi-related note: you often see something along the lines of, "This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons or situations to persons living or...
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mountainman0074
Mar 18, 2012 9:56 pm
Bryce asked: "This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to persons or situations to persons living or dead is purely coincidental." Does this disclaimer...
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Lida Quillen
lida.geo
Mar 18, 2012 11:36 pm
Hi JD, You may find the following articles helpful. "Self-Publishing Basics: The Copyright Page" by Joel Friedlander What Has to be on Your Copyright Page No...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 21, 2012 4:56 pm
[For Google watchers some pics of the nearly-ready space. Excuse delays in normal link service ;-); hoping to catch up soon.] * The Register obtains covert...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 22, 2012 6:32 pm
[One to think about carefully.] PA Warns of Damaging Changes to Copyright Law ... The Publishers Association (PA) today reaffirmed its support for incremental...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 22, 2012 6:32 pm
[A paean of praise for Facebook, but the explanation is interesting.] The Potential Of Social Media In Driving Book Sales ...
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weebit
st0rmsshadow
Mar 22, 2012 7:52 pm
So they want to charge schools, and library's? I am totally against that. Schools need a break, they are teaching our youth, and library's create tomorrows...
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Lee Passey
wlpassey
Mar 22, 2012 9:42 pm
... Horror of horrors! While society as a whole may benefit, /my/ ox is being gored!...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 31, 2012 1:30 pm
[A sober article reflecting a civilised exchange on a 'pirate search' site. This is well worth reading, as are the comments, which are largely well-mannered,...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 31, 2012 1:37 pm
Growth of e-books reduces overall value of book publishing market in UK ... Overall value of consumer book purchases in the UK has dropped 9% since 2008 ...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 31, 2012 1:38 pm
Bowker Releases Results Of Global Ebook Research http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-39790 ...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 31, 2012 1:39 pm
The Case Against Apple And Publishers ... Bigger Than Agency, Bigger Than E-Books http://www.booktrade.info/i.php/35953-39787 New French Law: Digital...
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joseph harris
joe9438
Mar 31, 2012 1:39 pm
Facebook books 'book' trademark ... Facebook has demanded that its users do not use the generic word "book" when naming their businesses ...
