The Kidnapping of Content

Posted on: 19 December, 2001

Author: Sam Vaknin

http://www.plagiarism.org and http://www.Turnitin.comLatin kidnapped the word "plagion" from ancient Greek and it ended up in English as "plagiarism". It literally means "to kidnap" - most commonly, t... http://www.plagiarism.org and http://www.Turnitin.comLatin kidnapped the word "plagion" from ancient Greek and it ended up in English as "plagiarism". It literally means "to kidnap" - most commonly, to misappropriate content and wrongly attribute it to oneself. It is a close kin of piracy. But while the software or content pirate does not bother to hide or alter the identity of the content's creator or the software's author - the plagiarist does. Plagiarism is, therefore,...

Jamaican Overdrive - LDC's and LCD's

Posted on: 19 December, 2001

Author: Sam Vaknin

... - an ... software ... and ... ... leader - has just expanded an e-book ... centre by adding 200 e-book editors. This happened in Montego Bay, Jamaica OverDrive - an e-commerce, software conversion and e-publishing applications leader - has just expanded an e-book technology centre by adding 200 e-book editors. This happened in Montego Bay, Jamaica - one of the less privileged spots on earth. The centre now provides a vertical e-publishing service - from manuscript editing to conversion to Quark (for POD), Adobe, and MS Reader ebook formats. Thus, it is not confined to the classic sweatshop...

The Fall and Fall of the P-Zine

Posted on: 19 December, 2001

Author: Sam Vaknin

http://home.wuliweb.com/index.shtml http://www.pshares.org/ The circulation of print magazines has declined precipitously in the last 24 months. This dissolution of subscriber bases has accelerated d... http://home.wuliweb.com/index.shtml http://www.pshares.org/ The circulation of print magazines has declined precipitously in the last 24 months. This dissolution of subscriber bases has accelerated dramatically as economic recession set in. But a diminishing wealth effect is only partly to blame. The managements of printed periodicals - from dailies to quarterlies - failed miserably to grasp the Internet's potential and potential threat. They were fooled by the lack of convenient and cheap e-reading devices into believing that old habits die...

E(merging) Books

Posted on: 19 December, 2001

Author: Sam Vaknin

A novel ... through ... of the ... format of the book is ... Consider the now defunct ... It used to sell its book ... software mainly to travel age A novel re-definition through experimentation of the classical format of the book is emerging. Consider the now defunct BookTailor. It used to sell its book customization software mainly to travel agents - but such software is likely to conquer other niches (such as the legal and medical professions). It allows users to select bits and pieces from a library of e-books, combine them into a totally new tome and...

The Idea of Reference

Posted on: 19 December, 2001

Author: Sam Vaknin

http://www.britannica.comThere is no source of reference remotely as authoritative as the Encyclopaedia Britannica. There is no brand as venerable and as veteran as this mammoth labour of knowledge an... http://www.britannica.comThere is no source of reference remotely as authoritative as the Encyclopaedia Britannica. There is no brand as venerable and as veteran as this mammoth labour of knowledge and ideas established in 1768. There is no better value for money. And, after a few sputters and bugs, it now comes in all shapes and sizes, including two CD-ROM versions (standard and deluxe) and an appealing and reader-friendly web site. So, why...

The Internet and the Library

Posted on: 19 December, 2001

Author: Sam Vaknin

"In this digital age, the ... of ... works are at the center of a global ... ... that casts them as villains simply for doing their job: letting people borrow books for free "In this digital age, the custodians of published works are at the center of a global copyright controversy that casts them as villains simply for doing their job: letting people borrow books for free." (ZDNet quoted by "Publisher's Lunch on July 13, 2001) It is amazing that the traditional archivists of human knowledge - the libraries - failed so spectacularly to ride the tiger of the...

What is it? How does it work?

Posted on: 16 December, 2001

Author: Amy Crawford

What is it? How does it work? I don’ t get it. The Internet is full of tools and ... ... that can leave the mild surfer in a cyber rip current, left in a wash on how to get grounded What is it? How does it work? I don’ t get it. The Internet is full of tools and ever-changing developments that can leave the mild surfer in a cyber rip current, left in a wash on how to get grounded. One new development, ebooks, benefits all Internet users but still plagues the lot of us. So, Dream Jobs...

Dream Job Crisis

Posted on: 16 December, 2001

Author: Amy Crawford

... are working, women are out of the house, so mission ... No, not exactly. ... percent * of ... are working in a field they don’t like. Not only does that mean that wo Americans are working, women are out of the house, so mission accomplished? No, not exactly. Seventy-five percent * of Americans are working in a field they don’t like. Not only does that mean that work quality suffers, but that quality of life plummets. Is having a dream job really that out of reach? Well, how did you get started in your job? Were all of...

How Not To Get Published

Posted on: 15 December, 2001

Author: Michael LaRocca

HOW NOT TO GET PUBLISHEDCopyright 2001, Michael LaRoccahttp://free_reads.tripod.com(This article may be freely published with author's information intact.)One morning, I decided to sleep late for a ch... HOW NOT TO GET PUBLISHEDCopyright 2001, Michael LaRoccahttp://free_reads.tripod.com(This article may be freely published with author's information intact.)One morning, I decided to sleep late for a change. I stumbled out of bed at 10:00, not my usual 7:00, and fired up the computer. Little did I know what I'd find in my mailbox on this particular morning.The first thing I saw was about a dozen people congratulating me for something. I opened an email at...

Easy E-Book Promotion Tips

Posted on: 14 December, 2001

Author: Lisa Maliga

Once your e-book is sold and on the ... web site, don’t expect the sales to come rolling in. Unless you have a huge network of family and friends with credit cards and PayPal accounts at the r Once your e-book is sold and on the publisher’s web site, don’t expect the sales to come rolling in. Unless you have a huge network of family and friends with credit cards and PayPal accounts at the ready, you’re not likely to rack up much in the way of sales without promoting your book.Here are five tips to getting people to notice...