As noted earlier, I’ve been working with the Book Industry Study Group to study the…
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Patent wars amid the new choke points
Last week, Business Insider pointed to “The Patent Wars“, an illustration of who’s suing whom…
Collusion and Business Models Are Not the Same
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Justice decided to sue several publishers and an…
How Else Can I Imagine This Data?
Since January, I’ve been working with the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) and BookNet Canada…
Waking Up to Platform Lock-In
I’ve written a lot about piracy and a fair amount about DRM, particularly how it…
Thinking More Broadly About Digital Exports
In the last year-plus, Livres Canada Books commissioned us to research and write two research…
Rights, Fingerprints and Big Data
Michael Cairns recently tweeted a link to an article in CIO Journal, “How Big Data…
If You Want People to Read More …
In a post I wrote yesterday, I spent some time dissecting the idea that “people…
Solving Problems That Pre-Date Browsers
Yesterday, Digital Book World featured a guest post by Chris Rechtsteiner, chief strategist for Blue…
Figuring Out When Apps Make Sense
I wrote yesterday about a decision by Technology Review to move away from apps and…