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Tools of Change for Publishing Newsletter: November 10, 2011
Books in Browsers 2011, ebook DRM and automated writing.
A Books in Browsers 2011 wrap-up, the perils of ebook DRM, and an author's journey toward automated writing are highlighted in the 11/10/11 edition of the TOC Newsletter.
The problem with Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library
The Kindle Lending Library needs a pay-for-performance model, not a flat fee.
For Amazon's new lending program to be mutually beneficial, the flat-fee compensation model needs to be replaced by a usage spectrum: The more a title is borrowed, the higher the fee to the publisher and author.
Publishing News: Betting on the Nobel Prize
Putting odds on the Nobel Prize, Jobs' biography to release early, and what a free Kindle could do.
The betting line on the Nobel Prize for Literature had an odd contender: Bob Dylan. Also, Steve Jobs' biography was moved up, and Mathew Ingram looked at the possible effects of a free Kindle.
iPad vs. Kindle Fire: Early impressions and a few predictions
Pete Meyers examines his iPad usage and sees how (and if) the Fire could fit in.
Few have actually held the Kindle Fire, let alone put it through its paces, so Pete Meyers chose a novel analytical approach: Examine his own iPad habits and look for spots where the Fire can find a foothold.
Publishing News: Scribd flirting with ebook subscriptions?
Scribd launches its Float app, citizen journalism rebooted, and textbooks come to the Kindle.
In the latest Publishing News: Scribd's Float app aims to be Netflix for reading, the TapIn Bay Area app empowers citizen journalists, and Amazon dips into the e-textbook rental market.
Publishing News: Curation for the Kindle
Curated Kindle content, digital lessons from a web documentary, and the pursuit of concise categorization.
In the latest Publishing News: Dave Pell describes his new Delivereads project, Pete Meyers says "Welcome to Pine Point" is innovative and plain lovely to look at, and Open Library's George Oates discusses how a minimum viable record might work.
Delivereads curates content for your Kindle
Dave Pell's Delivereads sends hand-picked web content to Kindles.
Curation just got a new platform — your Kindle. Dave Pell’s new project, Delivereads, delivers content from around the web via your Kindle email address.
Publishing News: BAFTA nomination hints at app crossover appeal
The Malcom Tucker app might win a BAFTA, Kindle ebook sales outpace print, and a Kindle wish list.
For the first time ever, an app has been nominated for a TV BAFTA, Kindle sales might indicate the ebook tipping point, and the Kindle team gets some (unsolicited) pointers from Joe Wikert.
Kindle 2012: Wish-list features for the next model
Here's a handful of ways Amazon could revolutionize the Kindle.
Amazon is positioned to advance the Kindle platform much faster and further than they have in any 6-12 month period. Joe Wikert outlines new features he'd like to see.
Publishing News: Week in Review
An open question on DRM, a bookstore puts ebooks in the cloud, and unwanted Kindles find new homes.
In this week's edition of Publishing News: We asked an open question about the true purpose of DRM; the ebook discussion shifted from DRM-locked files to URLs; and a bookstore might end up with a truckload of unwanted Kindles that Worldreader.org will happily take off their hands.