Kindle's DRM allow horrible behaviour by publishers

Originally published at coffee.geek.nz . Please leave any comments there. some ugly news about the Amazon kindle ( The ebook reader ) The books are resticted by DRM-ed, as we already knew, but there is a re-download facility if, for example you lose your kindle and buy another, have it replace on warrunty, or maybe upgrade to a kindle version 2 later. however, the publisher can choose ...

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... ASCAP is owed any money for "public performances" of the musical ringtones sold by the carriers. The carriers point out that the owners of the musical compositions (i.e., songwriters and music publishers) are already paid for each ringtone download, but ASCAP claims that it's owed another royalty for the "public performances" (i.e., ringing in a restaurant) of those same ringtones. Fortunately, ...

Made the leap

Wish me luck, guys. I sent off a query to an agent for Aurius . I think I'm going to like this process a lot better than querying publishers. E-mail seems to be a common submission format and response times are measured in days rather than months. Jans got up at 4:00 this morning to head to a gaming convention in Ohio. Four a.m. I went back to sleep 'til 8:00, but considering I wasn't able to ...

... Write lots of other stuff. Get it all rejected. Improve. You'll get it in eventually; publishers are always looking for good stories, and if all the bitching I hear is any indication, there... sort of stories you want to read--heap money and congratulations and encouragement on the writers/producers/publishers! But saying "You know, your stories are good and all, but you totally need to write about ...

You Won't Know Until You Try It!

... Rating : NC-17 Summary: What if, for just one day, Sirius belonged to him? Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. Warnings: ...

Forbidden III

... of any Slytherin and there is chocolate. Lots and lots of mercilessly seductive chocolate... Disclaimer : This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. ...

Local Author Reading TONIGHT - Beaverton Powell's

... for Alexa Attention local literati: We have a real writer in our midst. Camille Alexa’s debut collection of short fiction, Push of the Sky, which received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, is an exhilarating read. Her ability to juggle genres, including space western, mystery, magical realism, horror, and clock punk, is astounding." http://www.portlandmonthlymag.com/arts-and-entertainment...

Forbidden III

... of any Slytherin and there is chocolate. Lots and lots of mercilessly seductive chocolate... Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. ...

Clockwork Phoenix 2 gets Publishers Weekly Starred Review!

After all those neat little personal triumphs, here's one for the team! A starred review from Publishers Weekly : scroll down to the bottom to see for yourselves.... Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness Edited by Mike Allen. Norilana/Fantasy (www.norilana.com), $11.95 paper (296p) ISBN 978-1-60762-027-3 Allen finds his groove for this second annual anthology of ...

Forbidden III

... of any Slytherin and there is chocolate. Lots and lots of mercilessly seductive chocolate... Disclaimer : This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoat Books, and Warner Bros., Inc No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended. ...