Funny cats and social publishing catch the attention -- and funding -- of VCs.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 19 January 2011
Cheezburger Network, of I Can Has Cheezburger and FAIL Blog fame, Scribd, Sonian and Perfect Market raise investment funds.
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Joshua Tallent says it's time for ebook design to get the same attention as print design.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 19 January 2011
Joshua Tallent, owner of eBook Architects and a speaker at TOC 2011, discusses the nuts and bolts of digital production.
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Like it or not, push-button removal of ebook DRM is getting closer to reality.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 18 January 2011
Removing digital rights management locks from ebooks used to require technical wizardry, but new tools are lowering the barrier to entry.
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Open source development could lead to a world class set of ereader apps.
by Joe Wikert
| @jwikert | 13 January 2011
Joe Wikert has some advice for Amazon: Turn the Kindle apps into open source projects and enlist the help of the community to enhance and improve them.
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Bob Kasher on EPUB3's key areas: multimedia, language support, and accessibility.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 12 January 2011
Bob Kasher, business development manager for integrated solutions at Book Masters and a speaker at TOC 2011, dishes on EPUB3 and what publishers, developers, and consumers can expect from the new release.
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Brian O'Leary on why publishers should tackle book piracy with open minds and lots of data.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 10 January 2011
Brian O'Leary, founder of Magellan Media and a speaker at TOC 2011, discusses the difficulties of measuring book piracy and the benefits piracy could create for publishers.
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