E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, May 16, 2013
1. E-books now make up 20% of U.S. book sales (Mashable) 2. Google Play Books enables user e-books uploads, Google…
Digital Public Library Raises Questions of Ownership, Permanence, Access
Why would anyone want to attend a party to celebrate the opening of a virtual repository of metadata? A better…
4 Lessons for Journalism Students from the Digital Edge
This past semester, I flew a drone. I helped set up a virtual reality environment. And I helped print a…
Daily Must Reads, May 15, 2013
1. What journalists need to know about the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone records (Poynter) 2. Media coalition letter…
Media Blast Feds for Secretly Obtaining Records on AP Phone Lines
The Associated Press announced Monday that the Department of Justice had obtained two months of phone records from its journalists…
The Real Costs of Self-Publishing a Book
At every writers conference or self-publishing panel the question that almost always inevitably comes up is: “How much will self-publishing…
Pew: Online Political Activism Grows, But ‘Slacktivism’ Problem Remains
The level of people's political participation online in 2012 has increased since 2008 -- with 72 percent of all Americans…
How FrontlineSMS Helped an Indonesian Community Clean Up a River
FrontlineSMS has had a strong connection with environmental issues since our founder had the initial spark of an idea while…
Top 10 E-Book Best-Sellers; Week Ending 5-12-13
The Digital Book World E-Book Best-Seller list tracks e-book sales ranking and price data across five major e-book retailers with…
Daily Must Reads, May 14, 2013
1. A "massive and unprecedented intrusion": Government obtains wide AP phone records in probe (AP) 2. Advertisers will spend nearly…