Comments on: Macmillan: We’re eager to reach out to independent e-bookstores http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:22:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: The Idiot Speaks! | Munsey's Technosnarl http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-694644 The Idiot Speaks! | Munsey's Technosnarl Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:39:25 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/#comment-694644 [...] And, when Rothman throws those same retailers under the bus by sucking to bigger companies and accepting the biggest load of BS ima..., [...] [...] And, when Rothman throws those same retailers under the bus by sucking to bigger companies and accepting the biggest load of BS ima…, [...]

]]> By: thedigitalist.net » links for 2007-11-30 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-641677 thedigitalist.net » links for 2007-11-30 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 03:40:26 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/#comment-641677 [...] Macmillan: We’re eager to reach out to independent e-bookstores | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home After being attacked for allegedly sidelining independent etailers in the wake of the Kindle our sister company Macmillan US, and its boss of technology strategy Fritz Foy, answer the critics. Fritz talks about his support for the .epub and interoperable (tags: Macmillan ebooks) [...] [...] Macmillan: We’re eager to reach out to independent e-bookstores | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home After being attacked for allegedly sidelining independent etailers in the wake of the Kindle our sister company Macmillan US, and its boss of technology strategy Fritz Foy, answer the critics. Fritz talks about his support for the .epub and interoperable (tags: Macmillan ebooks) [...]

]]> By: Mike Cane http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-640501 Mike Cane Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:26:20 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/#comment-640501 Very good news. Not surprising that territorial issues muddy the waters. But at least there is no overt restraint of trade or other such shady dealings going on. This is good. Now, if only I could get an explanation of why the Kindle amazon store has more Ken Bruen ebooks than Sony Connect does! (Bruen is published by St. Martin's.) Very good news. Not surprising that territorial issues muddy the waters. But at least there is no overt restraint of trade or other such shady dealings going on. This is good.

Now, if only I could get an explanation of why the Kindle amazon store has more Ken Bruen ebooks than Sony Connect does! (Bruen is published by St. Martin’s.)

]]> By: Nick http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-640435 Nick Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:33:58 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/#comment-640435 "Interoperable DRM" is an oxymoron. Since DRM relies entirely on obfuscation, the more interoperable it is, the less effective it is. Certainly it'll never be "interoperable" to the point where anyone can write a reader for it, which seems to me to be the entire point of interoperability. “Interoperable DRM” is an oxymoron. Since DRM relies entirely on obfuscation, the more interoperable it is, the less effective it is. Certainly it’ll never be “interoperable” to the point where anyone can write a reader for it, which seems to me to be the entire point of interoperability.

]]> By: Hadrien http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/comment-page-1/#comment-640399 Hadrien Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:13:27 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2007/11/28/macmillan-were-eager-to-reach-out-to-independent-e-bookstores/#comment-640399 Good news indeed. Although I wouldn't buy any DRM content based on a closed system (Amazon .azw or Sony Connect .lrx), an interoperable DRM on top of the .epub standard would be much better. As long as they allow multiple devices to read these files of course, and such DRM is available on all kind of devices too. For the consumer, the best solution is still what you call "social DRM", like "The Pragmatic Programmers" collection, where each and every book is generated with your name on every page. Good news indeed. Although I wouldn’t buy any DRM content based on a closed system (Amazon .azw or Sony Connect .lrx), an interoperable DRM on top of the .epub standard would be much better. As long as they allow multiple devices to read these files of course, and such DRM is available on all kind of devices too.

For the consumer, the best solution is still what you call “social DRM”, like “The Pragmatic Programmers” collection, where each and every book is generated with your name on every page.

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