Announcements

SavoirSoft to Offer its Open-Publishing-Platform as Open-Source Software
Ensuring the distribution of written works to vast numbers of Internet users remains open to all writers and readers, students and teachers, and artists and their patrons. Watch for this release later in 2013.
No Fee Licenses for Academic Libraries, Universities and On-Line Education Programs Lower the cost of textbooks and library subscriptions, provide collaborative teaching and learning sites, and establish new publishing ecosystems to support funding sustainability with "open-publishing."


Blogs & Discussions

Micro-Licensing -- Expanding the Success of Digital Publishing for Everyone
Licensing works-of-art empowers copyright owners to distribute digital versions of their works using open computing formats freely accessible by all computing devices while fortifying their copyright protections.
The Renaissance of Sustainable Publishing -- Device Convergence
How are publishers capturing immense, new growth and revenue opportunities in the Internet Age? They leverage open-publishing and micro-licensing, capitalizing on consumer electronics convergence.


Ideas & News Worth Reading

International Digital Publishing Forum
IDPF 2013 will be held Wednesday-Thursday, May 29-30, 2013 at BEA, Javits Center, New York City. As the premier digital conference in the industry, seats sell out fast. Register now.
Class Action Suit Again Publishing Monopoly
A major antitrust law firm has filed a class action suit against Amazon and all of the big-six publishers, alleging that the proprietary digital rights management tools they use on ebooks creates a monopoly.

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