Google is now offering a way for authors and publishers to offer content for free under the Creative Commons license on Google Books. Rightsholders who want to distribute their books can let users download, use, and share them.
Authors Of Search Engine Marketing Talk
Mike Moran and Bill Hunt, authors of the new edition of "Search Engine Marketing, Inc.: Driving Search Traffic to Your Company’s Web Site,"spoke to Murdok about some of the changes they have seen in the industry since their last book in 2005.How has social media impacted search engine marketing?
Google Delays Authors Guild Case
Motions for summary judgments in Authors Guild v Google have been delayed at Google’s request, and will not be filed until January 2008.
Google, Authors, Publishers, NYPL, Etc
A live blogger at last night’s “intellectual law smackdown” featuring Google, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers, and Wired Magazine captured the rancorous debate about Google Book Search.
Google, Authors Guild Facing Off At Yale
The Ivy League school will host an academic conference on search engine law, and provide a backdrop for speakers from Google, the Authors Guild, and other organizations.
Authors Guild Sues Google
A class action suit against Google was filed today in federal court in Manhattan on behalf of the Authors Guild, two authors, and a poet, alleging massive copyright infringement as a result of Google Print for Libraries project.
Amazon Applies Shortening To Renowned Authors
Amazon, the largest retailer on the Internet, launched a new service today in hopes of reviving short-form literature. Enlisting the aide of dozens of established authors, Amazon will offer their customers a brand new service and perhaps even find some new ones. For just 49 cents, one can download and enjoy essays and short stories by their favorite writers or find someone new.
Why Authors Should Blog
While watching the presidential conventions I was struck by the fact that blogs had totally revolutionized the publishing industry. Sitting right alongside the major news agencies were the bloggers frantically typing on their laptops. Even seasoned veterans who had covered past conventions mentioned the power of this new media.
Dominion Digital Senior Consultant Co-authors ASP.NET Cookbook
Dominion Digital announced that senior consultant Michael Kittel has co-authored a book titled ASP.NET Cookbook with former company consultant Geoffrey LeBlond.
5 Paid Time-Saving Tools for Article Authors
Article writing can be an Internet Marketer’s best friend. It can also be a very time-consuming and high-maintenance friend.