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ebook sites
(updated April 4, 04)
1. FictionWise,
multi formats one stop
shopping site, include non fiction and exclusive short fictions.
2. BlackMask,
the best free ebook site in several
formats.
3. PeanutPress, award winning ebook store
for PDA, friendly DRM solutions.
4. Execubook,
eSummaries that deliver wisdom. Perfect for PDA users.
5. eBookAd, many indies label are here
6.
Univ. of Virginia
Library, Free ebooks
7. FreeeLiterature dot com,
classics for free
8. Memoware, free documents from
volunteers.
9.
ESSPC, great place to
start your collection (Free)
10.The Online Book Page,
from U.Penn. new
5
Recommended eBooks from my ebook shelf
(April 04)
(email me for 10%
off coupon)
1.
Don't Know Much About History
2.
Dirty Little Secrets
3.
Killing The Buddha
4.
The Get With the Program! Guide to Fast Food and Family Restaurants
5.
Flirt Coach
Pocket
PC eBooks
Bestseller List
(Jan-Mar 04)
1.
Star Trek Series
2.
Angels and Demons
3.
Holly Bible NIV ed.
4.
The
Da Vinci Code
5.
Deception Points
6.
Letters to Penthouse XIX
7.
Letters to Penthouse XVIII
8.
Resolutions
9.
7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom
10.
Against All Enemies
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Real Piracy
O'Reilly: Shoplifting's more of a threat than digital piracy
Tim O'Reilly, the publisher, warns of the risks of copy-protection zealotry. Time for certain members of the Open eBook Forum and the publishing world to listen?
"Copy protection is over-blown," he added, asserting that the overwhelming majority of published works sell in insignificant numbers. "A few thousand books have measurable sales," said O'Reilly, who describes piracy as a "progressive tax" on the already well-off. His solution, in many though not all circumstances, is to offer content for free via the Web whenever possible. "A few well-known artists are affected by piracy," he said, "but the vast majority of artists would love to be known well enough to be a target of pirates. The biggest danger to an artist isn't piracy, it's not being noticed."
Shoplifting, claims O'Reilly, is a greater danger in the age of computerized inventory controls than digital piracy. "If a store has one copy of my book and it's stolen, the computer will say the book isn't selling and it may never be reordered. Organized piracy is real, but there are already legal mechanisms to deal with it," he said.
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