A recent thesis by Stefan Larsson, entitled “Metaphors and Norms – Understanding Copyright Law in a Digital Society,” received a lot of attention for examining the metaphors being used to quantify digital products like ebooks, MP3 files, etc. The thesis asserts that the many problems holding the ebook industry from a stable, sustainable state have been the result of applying the wrong metaphors to ebooks, for instance, comparing it to physical goods like printed books, to limited data like an email, or public presentations like a website.
In the arena of ebooks, that discussion has predictably covered a lot of apropos and inapropos territory, effectively providing plenty of evidence in Larsson’s assertion; but thanks to his well-informed attack of the problem of recognizing digital products, quite a bit of the discussion about and following the thesis has been exceedingly intelligent and well-considered. Read more…
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Categories: digital, social, technology
Tags: access, cable TV, comparison, consumer, customer, deterrent, DRM, ebook industry, ebooks, metaphor, pirate, protection, security, service, sharing, stefan larsson, television, theft
Sent to me by Rita Toews, founder of Read an E-book Week—she has lobbied the Canadian government, with fantastic results:
Great news! By virtue of an Order by the 41st Parliament of Canada, First Session, Motion M-293 was passed declaring the month of March Read an E-Book Month! Read more…
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Oh, look… another infographic! One of these days, I have to make one of these myself… but for now, you can enjoy this one about the power of bicycles to transform our world.
I can attest to some of the data below… for instance, weight loss. I lost about 20 pounds in a year of riding just 2 miles from home to the local MARC station, then another 1.5 miles from Union Station to my office. I admit I do little biking to shop, but I tend to combine trips, and if the store I want to hit is between the station and home, I stop along the way. Read more…
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Categories: environment, technology
Tags: accidents, air quality, bicycles, ecology, economy, efficiency, gas costs, health, medical costs, obesity, pollution, Portland OR, space, technology, treehugger, vehicles
Enjoy this excerpt from The Kestral Voyages: My Life, After Berserker, available on my site and other ebook outlets.
The excerpt begins with a defining moment for Carolyn Kestral, commander in the Galarchy Rangers, and how it sets her on the next stage of her life, that of a freighter captain. The excerpt also introduces some of the people that will work for her on the freighter Mary. Read more…
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This year, the “Gift of E,” that is, giving ebooks to those you love for the holidays, is very popular. Unfortunately, some ebook-sellers make you jump through a few hoops to gift those ebooks to others.
At RightBrane, we make it easy. You can buy any of the books from the RightBrane site with no DRM or device controls that make it hard to move files about. Once you buy, simply send your ebook as a gift email, or put it on a thumb drive or memory card. That’s it! No device-swapping, gift cards or multiple accounts required. Giving ebooks can’t be easier than that!
So this year, try introducing someone you know to the books of Steven Lyle Jordan. They’ll appreciate the new book… and I’ll appreciate a potential new customer!
Happy holidays, and happy reading!
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A recent thesis by Stefan Larsson, entitled “Metaphors and Norms – Understanding Copyright Law in a Digital Society,” received a lot of attention for examining the metaphors being used to quantify digital products like ebooks, MP3 files, etc. The thesis asserts that the many problems holding the ebook industry from a stable, sustainable state have been the result of applying the wrong metaphors to ebooks, for instance, comparing it to physical goods like printed books, to limited data like an email, or public presentations like a website.
Evoguía, the full-length novel, is available as a FREE sample on my site! Just go to 
