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style="">OPLIN 4Cast #169: E-books: reviews, your rights, DRM and
piracy<br>
</b><span style="font-size: 10pt;">March 17, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span class="grame"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">4casting technologies that could have an
impact on
public libraries.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></h1>
<p>The question isn't whether or not your library needs e-books, it's
how do
you deal with questions once patrons decide to buy one or have a reader
in
their hands?</p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">There's a new e-book on the
market...the <a
href="http://www.gearlog.com/2010/03/spring_designs_alex_e-reader_g.php"
target="_blank">Alex E-Reader</a>, and it will support Adobe DRM
technology. Here are reviews for ten of the others: <a
href="http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_tablet_roundup"
target="_blank">IPad, SchmiPad: 10 E-Readers and Tablets You Can Get
Right Now </a></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style=""><a
href="https://www.eff.org/wp/digital-books-and-your-rights"
target="_blank">Digital Books and Your Rights: A Checklist for Readers</a></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="">A couple of opinions about DRM: <br>
<a
href="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/99088-GDC-2010-Gabe-Newell-Bashes-DRM"
target="_blank">Overly restrictive DRM ultimately devalues a product.</a><a
href="http://gizmodo.com/5478842/giz-explains-how-youre-gonna-get-screwed-by-ebook-formats?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29"
target="_blank"> <br>
Giz Explains: How You're Gonna Get Screwed By Ebook Formats</a></li>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="">Perhaps not as prevalent as music
piracy, e-books are up for grabs for those willing to hunt for the
treasures. Read <a
href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/01/ebook.piracy/" target="_blank">Digital
piracy hits the e-book industry</a> and <a
href="http://www.studlife.com/forum/2010/02/12/e-book-piracy-the-final-frontier/"
target="_blank">E-book piracy: the final (?) frontier</a></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i>Cool fact:</i></b><i><br>
</i><span style="">One of the holdouts has decided to
release his works electronically yesterday: <a
href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/technologylive/post/2010/03/john-grisham-joins-e-book-parade/1"
target="_blank">John Grisham joins e-book parade </a><br>
Still holding out: J. K. Rowling.</span></p>
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