Which is a really interesting issue. With e-books, our First Sale Doctrine rights go out the window.
Amalyah Keshet ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Lesley Ellen Harris [lesleyeharris at comcast.net] ??????: ????? 07 ?????? 2009 22:43 ????: Museum Computer Network Listserv ??????: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary Loan books to your friends??? I'd like to see the rights/licensing agreement for that one... Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Nov 6, 2009, at 11:40 AM, Heather Marie Wells wrote: I love Stanza and I agree with all the drawbacks you mentioned as well and the advantages. I have to say some of the new features that I'm hearing about are intriguing me more about the readers. I think its Barnes and Nobles' reader that I'm hearing about which allows you to loan books to your friends. I really like that idea. I had first thought that I would really like to own a reader in order to save space in my house with books sitting on bookshelves (I'm really hurting for space). Then when I thought about it, I realized I didn't stop buying CDs when I got an mp3 player so would I really stop buying books if I got a reader. Probably not. I will say I'm really jealous of my husband who is always able to get an immediate free eBook copy of the computer books he pre-orders and he is always half way through reading the book before the physical copy can be produced and delivered. Oh, to have the immediate access! HM Heather Marie Wells Collections Assistant/Podcast Producer Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Springdale, AR 72764 Phone: (479) 750-8165 Website: http://www.springdalear.gov/shiloh/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShilohMuseum Podcast blog: http://www.shilohcast.blogspot.com/ iTunes U: http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/shiloh.org -----Original Message----- From: Perian Sully [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 10:26 AM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary Speaking personally, I use the free app Stanza on my iPhone for reading e-books in bed (it's nice to have the lights out and still be able to read!). The disadvantage is the small size of the page, which Kindle obviously excels at. But having an e-book reader that doubles as phone, game player, calendar, web browser, etc. means I wouldn't buy the Kindle. What's the point, especially if Amazon is going to occasionally automagically delete books off your reader? ~P -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nik Honeysett Sent: Thursday, November 05, 2009 4:06 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] "The Great Ebook Throwdown" - my summary I don't think Kindle is the device of choice. "In September, iPhone books (some running on Kindle for iPhone ( http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/product/54917/review/kindle_for_iphone.html ?tk=rel_news )) overtook games for the first time, while one in every five new apps in the App Store in October were books". ... The analytics firm [Flurry] predicts that Apple could steal market share from Amazon's Kindle, as more publishers release new book apps for the iPhone at "record rates." http://www.pcworld.com/article/181142/iphone_as_an_ebook_reader_threatens_ kindle_says_report.html -nik >>> Lesley Ellen Harris <lesleyeharris at comcast.net> 11/5/2009 1:46 PM >>> I live within driving distance and went to the discussion. It was in a relatively small boardroom in the basement of the McKeldin Library and I got there at 12:30 and there was standing room only....I could only guess it was a diverse crowd of students, professors and others like me from looking around at the ages and listening to the discussions. I enjoyed listening to the speakers. What did I learn? It was definitely helpful if you were in the market to buy an e-book reader -- kindle seems to be the choice. It was also helpful to hear the various factors to consider when purchasing an e- reader. Would I buy one after hearing the speakers? Maybe....And would I buy one after being able to read and touch various models? Probably not...for the most part, the readers are big and heavy and if I'm travelling with a laptop and iphone....I would probably rather take a couple of print books with me! (I occasionally read e-books on my iphone using the B&N free software.) Only a few minutes were spent at the end talking about writing e-books -- I'd love to hear more on that topic at a future session. Lesley Lesley Ellen Harris lesley at copyrightlaws.com www.copyrightanswers.blogspot.com On Nov 5, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] wrote: Podcast available at: http://mith.umd.edu/programs/digitaldialogue/mp3/dd_2009_11_03.mp3 ________________________________________ ?????: ??mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] ??? Amalyah Keshet [akeshet at imj.org.il] ??????: ????? ????? 29 ??????? 2009 08:07 ????: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' ??????: [MCN-L] FW: 11/3 at U. Maryland: "The Great Ebook Throwdown" For anyone within range of University of Maryland, College Park, who wants to warm up for our MCN 2009 session in Portland, "More for Less:the e-Book Revolution and Mobile Evolution".: [Nov. 14 at 10:45. Don't miss it. ] --------------------------- A MITH Digital Dialogue Tuesday, November 3, 12:30-1:45 MITH Conference Room, Mckeldin Library B0135 ?The Great Ebook Throwdown? with Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum Ebooks are suddenly everywhere again. Kindle, Nook, iPhone, Android . . . after 2000 years, the codex is getting an upgrade. But what kind of electronic books and electronic reading devices do we really want? This roundtable discussion led by Ben Bederson, Nick Chen, and Matt Kirschenbaum will feature as many electronic reading and electronic book devices as we can lay our hands on, including some prototypes being developed here at the University of Maryland. We'll hold them up, pass them around, turn them on, talk some trash, and, in the process, maybe gain just a little bit of insight into what we all want from our electronic book readers. Attendees are encouraged to bring along electronic book and reading devices of their own. Benjamin B. Bederson is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the previous director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies and iSchool at the University of Maryland. His research is on mobile device interfaces, information visualization, interaction strategies, digital libraries, and accessibility issues such as voting system usability. He is also co- founder and Chief Scientist of Zumobi, a startup offering a mobile content platform based on that research. Nicholas Chen is a doctoral candidate in the department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland and is affiliated with the Human Computer Interaction Lab (HCIL) at UMD. He is advised by Professor Francois Guimbretiere in the Cornell University Information Science Department. His research is on electronic reading devices, pen-based user interfaces, and interactions for supporting simultaneous use of multiple devices. Previously, he performed the first-ever evaluation of a dual-display electronic reading device. Matthew G. Kirschenbaum is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Maryland, Associate Director of the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH), and Director of Digital Cultures and Creativity, a new ?living/ learning? program in the Honors College. -- Matthew Kirschenbaum Associate Professor of English Associate Director, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) Director, Digital Cultures and Creativity (DCC, a new Living/Learning Program in the Honors College) University of Maryland 301-405-8505 or 301-314-7111 (fax) http://mkirschenbaum.net _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ No virus found in this incoming message. 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