Comments on: Would you pay $250 for book annotations? Why the IDPF needs a standard for shared annotations http://www.teleread.org/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Garson O'Toole http://www.teleread.org/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/comment-page-1/#comment-1086687 Garson O'Toole Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:03:50 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/#comment-1086687 Many thanks to Larry for providing the good news that an updated version of "Lexicon Urthus" is available. Since I wrote the article above the billionaire author <a HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/nyregion/09potter.html" rel="nofollow">J. K. Rowling successfully sued</A> the publisher who attempted to print the “Harry Potter Lexicon”. In a high-profile case with ramifications for all the creators of unauthorized guidebooks the judge asserted:<blockquote>Plaintiffs have shown that the lexicon copies a sufficient quantity of the Harry Potter series to support a finding of substantial similarity between the Lexicon and Rowling’s novels.</blockquote>E-books with annotations would definitely help to solve this type of conflict. Electronic pointers can highlight specific sections within Rowling’s works without endangering her copyrights. A proper standard for annotations and commentary would enable digital overlays that are ideal for guidebooks. The lexicon was later modified, shortened, and expurgated <a HREF="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/author-says-harry-potter-lexicon-will-be-published/?pagemode=print" rel="nofollow">to conform to the judge’s edicts</A> and published as “The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials”. Many thanks to Larry for providing the good news that an updated version of “Lexicon Urthus” is available.

Since I wrote the article above the billionaire author J. K. Rowling successfully sued the publisher who attempted to print the “Harry Potter Lexicon”. In a high-profile case with ramifications for all the creators of unauthorized guidebooks the judge asserted:

Plaintiffs have shown that the lexicon copies a sufficient quantity of the Harry Potter series to support a finding of substantial similarity between the Lexicon and Rowling’s novels.

E-books with annotations would definitely help to solve this type of conflict. Electronic pointers can highlight specific sections within Rowling’s works without endangering her copyrights. A proper standard for annotations and commentary would enable digital overlays that are ideal for guidebooks.

The lexicon was later modified, shortened, and expurgated to conform to the judge’s edicts and published as “The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials”.

]]> By: Larry http://www.teleread.org/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/comment-page-1/#comment-1084880 Larry Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:27:24 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/#comment-1084880 The second edition of this book is available on Amazon in paperback (less than $14) and for the kindle (9.99). A hardcover of the second edition can also be ordered online for $25.00. The second edition of this book is available on Amazon in paperback (less than $14) and for the kindle (9.99). A hardcover of the second edition can also be ordered online for $25.00.

]]> By: Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » Annotated eBooks? http://www.teleread.org/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/comment-page-1/#comment-666398 Cheryl’s Mewsings » Blog Archive » Annotated eBooks? Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:59:50 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/#comment-666398 [...] regular Google Alert for major SF awards has turned up an interesting post on a blog dedicated to eBooks. The post starts by noting that Michael Andre-Driussi’s Lexicon Urthus is currently going for [...] [...] regular Google Alert for major SF awards has turned up an interesting post on a blog dedicated to eBooks. The post starts by noting that Michael Andre-Driussi’s Lexicon Urthus is currently going for [...]

]]> By: Mary M http://www.teleread.org/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/comment-page-1/#comment-664924 Mary M Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:47:55 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/12/19/would-you-pay-250-for-book-annotations-why-the-idpf-needs-a-standard-for-shared-annotations/#comment-664924 I discovered the hard way that annotations on Kindle books are very skittish. If you move a book from Kindle memory to an SD card or anywhere else, you look bookmarks, highlights, and annotations. They may remain in a clippings text file, but they're permanently divested from the book. I confirmed that sad fact with Kindle customer service. I discovered the hard way that annotations on Kindle books are very skittish. If you move a book from Kindle memory to an SD card or anywhere else, you look bookmarks, highlights, and annotations. They may remain in a clippings text file, but they’re permanently divested from the book. I confirmed that sad fact with Kindle customer service.

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