Barry Eisler made headlines last year when he walked away from a $500,000 two-book deal with St. Martin’s Press in favor of self-publishing his next book. He made headlines again in the spring when he announced a deal with Thomas & Mercer, the new...
I recently became an independent publisher of Science Fiction, focusing mainly on Steampunk, and one of the first things I decided was to publish our releases in eBook form before moving into print-on-demand paperbacks. This meant my nascent company had a distinct problem: each...
Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett move closer together as the music swells. Soft strains of flutes and violins surround the scene as one of the most romantic moments in the whole of Pride & Prejudice is about to happen. You turn the page of...
John Pettitt is no stranger to creative work being stolen without attribution. The former Chief Technology Officer and co-Founder of CyberSource and Beyond.com worked for a time as a professional news photographer. He covered the presidential campaign of Howard Dean in 2004, and remains...
From the Tech Desk: The Idiocy of Digital Rights Management
Digital Rights Management encourages piracy. I realize that’s a sensational statement to lead off with, but hear me out for at least the length of this column so you can understand where I’m coming from. The entire concept of Digital Rights Management, or DRM, is to prevent unlicensed copying of copyrighted material. This can...
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