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  • July 2008

    • For Albom's Latest, You'll Need a Kindle

      Associated Press  |  Jul 18, 08 10:38 AM CDT

      For Albom's Latest, You'll Need a Kindle

      (Newser) - Mitch Albom's newest work is less than 4,000 words long and available for 99 cents—but only if you have a Kindle e-book reader to view it on. The exclusive deal for the text—a speech Albom delivered to his nephew's graduating class in May—could reveal some of the mysteries about the Kindle's place in the publishing market, reports the AP. More »

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      Amazon.com  • publishing  • Kindle  • digital media  • e-book

    • Digital Rules Stymie Library of Congress

      Ars Technica  |  Jul 16, 08 8:54 PM CDT

      Digital Rules Stymie Library of Congress

      (Newser) - Anti-copyright laws are irritating not only casual music listeners or movie watchers who want to back up their digital media—even the Library of Congress is butting heads with the rules that forbid the duplication of copyrighted works, Ars Technica finds. And though the library has pushed for changes in the law, the calls have met deaf ears on Capitol Hill. More »

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      copyright  • DRM  • Library of Congress  • digital media  • Digital Millenium Copyright Act

  • May 2008

    • Taking Analog Stuff Digital? Skip the Gadgets

      New York Times  |  May 29, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      Taking Analog Stuff Digital? Skip the Gadgets

      (Newser) - If you’ve been lamenting the fate of your analog media recently, wishing you could bring records, tapes, or photos into the digital world, new devices are here to help. They just don’t do a very good job of it, laments David Pogue in the New York Times , reviewing the Hammacher-Schlemmer photo converter, and vinyl and cassette-tape converters from Ion. More »

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      digital music  • digital photography  • record  • digital media  • cassette tape

    • For Actor, Grand Theft Auto Doesn't Pay

      New York Times  |  May 22, 08 6:05 PM CDT

      For Actor, Grand Theft Auto Doesn't Pay

      (Newser) - He has gained fame and exposure as the voice of sly Balkan criminal Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV. But actor Michael Hollick would rather see a royalty check from Rockstar Games, reports the New York Times . Though the game has raked in roughly $600 million so far, Hollick earned $100,000 for his gritty voice work and, unlike his compatriots in film or TV, will get no residuals or royalties. More »

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      video game  • actor  • Screen Actors Guild  • gaming  • Grand Theft Auto IV  • digital media

  • April 2008

    • Fan Cams Change Players' Lives

      MLB.com  |  Apr 11, 08 11:24 AM CDT

      Fan Cams Change Players' Lives

      (Newser) - The Information Age is great in a lot of ways, but when it comes maintaining the privacy of public figures, it can be a real hassle. Just ask Matt Leinart, Paul LoDuca, and countless other professional athletes who can tell you just how easy it is to have their most unguarded moments appear on the Net—and land them in trouble. More »

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      MLB  • MySpace  • Alex Rodriguez  • Mark Buehrle  • digital media  • Ryan Garko  • Matt Leinart

    • Files May Be Fleeting

      Boston Globe  |  Apr 7, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Files May Be Fleeting

      (Newser) - Cuneiform tablets have kept information safe across millenia, but hard drives have lifespans of just a few years. Even if your CDs survive the century, their players might have become obsolete, warns the Boston Globe . "Who knows how long they're going to last—how much time before the information on a zip disk just goes into cyberspace heaven," said one archivist. More »

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      book  • DVD  • CDs  • information technology  • digital media  • digital storage  • cassette tape

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