Writer of ‘Daredevil’ Comic Books: Equating Piracy with Lost Sales is Baloney (Techdirt)
It’s been pointed out here on multiple occasions that one pirated item does not equal one lost sale. It’s a fallacy various rights holders have used for years in order to exaggerate losses (helpful when asking the government to write legislation favoring clunky business models) and to justify stupid, restrictive DRM (helpful for punishing paying customers).
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B&N & Amazon Offering Best-Selling eBooks in the UK for 99P
(Good e-Reader)
Barnes and Noble announced a new promotion in the UK yesterday that gives some solid eBook deals. The company is offering a copious amount of bestselling eBooks for only .99p until Thursday. Amazon, not to be outdone, is price matching every title and readers are winning with some low-prices.
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Why Overstock Decided to Start a Price War with Amazon (GigaOM)
Overstock.com has come a long way since its start in 1999. Now, it says it’s ready to take on the goliath, Amazon.
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90,000+ Readers Sign Petition for ‘Report Abuse’ Button on Twitter (GalleyCat)
After Caroline Criado-Perez helped get novelist Jane Austen‘s face on the £10 note in the UK, she was swamped with abusive comments on Twitter.
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Kindle Daily Deals: “The Fifties” by David Halberstam (and 3 others)