Today on the highlights, we take a look at a public library that\’s opened a used bookstore and copyright concerns at publishers.
Today on the highlights, we take a look at a public library that\’s opened a used bookstore and copyright concerns at publishers.Copyright Concerns Stall e-Publishing
CNET News.com: October 6, 2000. Jupiter Media Metrix
predicts less than 2 million reading devices will be
available by 2005. The technology is less likely to get
better until more consumers are interested, and that is not
likely to happen until there is more content available, and
that is not going until content protection can be
guaranteed. So far, most publishers believe that encryption
is the best way protect content, but encryption may also
cause customers difficulty opening the material.
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Public Library Opens a Used Book Store
Birmingham News: October 8, 2000. Birmingham\’s downtown
public library has opened a used book store to replace
spring and fall book sales and eliminate having to store
books prior to scheduled sales. Prices include a quarter
for a paperback or magazine and a dollar for most hardbacks,
videos and audio cassettes. The Library Bookstore has made
$13,000 since it opened last December.
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