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  • Anderson's Wiki-versy
    by Siva Vaidhyanathan - 06/29/2009
     When Wired editor Chris Anderson found himself accused on the Virginia Quarterly Review blog of lifting passages from Wikipedia entries and other published sources in his new book, Free: The Future of a Radical Price, he inadvertently revealed some of the most awkward truths about reading and writing in a digital environment. More
  • Soapbox: The Rights Thing
    by David Marlin - 06/22/2009
     Publishers and authors must recognize that content has a limitless array of uses. More
  • Soapbox: Path to the Future, Defend the Google Settlement
    by Tom Allen - 06/15/2009
     Before authors and publishers filed their groundbreaking lawsuits, Google was on a path to scan millions of copyrighted books without compensating authors or publishers, or even considering their interests as the creators of this vast repository of intellectual property. More
  • Soapbox: How to Be A Great Local Author
    By Anonymous - 06/08/2009
     Anonymous manages an independent bookstore in New England. More
  • Soapbox: Come Out, Wherever You Are
    by Jordan McAuley - 06/01/2009
     When I moved to New York City from Atlanta, one of the first things I wanted to do was visit the Oscar Wilde Bookshop in Greenwich Village, believed to be the country's first bookstore dedicated to gay and lesbian authors. I was dismayed to find a sign on the door announcing the store was closing, citing the down economy. More
  • Soapbox: Double Duty
    By Julie Metz - 05/25/2009
     I had been a book jacket designer for more than 20 years when I began a writing life. My first book, a memoir, tells of the revelations that followed the sudden death of my husband in 2003, my search for truth and the birth of my new self in midlife. After a career designing covers for other authors, I was thrilled as I imagined my manuscript typeset in pages between boards with a dust jacket. More
  • Soapbox: Scribbling for Scribd
    by Kemble Scott - 05/18/2009
     When I walked into the lobby at Scribd, I noticed an object nailed into the floor: a small plastic ramp. Next to it sat a pile of kick scooters. The ramp was for jumping those scooters into the air. This wasn't going to be the same old publishing experience. The people at Scribd asked if I'd be one of a handful of authors to participate in the new Scribd Store. More
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