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Doctorow: Ebooks Neither E Nor Books

Posted by michael on from the words-of-wisdom dept.

xanderwilson writes "Author Cory Doctorow has released his paper/speech for the O'Reilly Emerging Technologies Conference this year into the public domain. A very interesting read about his experience with Magic Kingdom (which he is soon re-releasing under a more lenient Creative Commons license), the failure of e-books, and filesharing as a tool for creators."

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  1. Obligatory Critic quote by DakotaK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The peanut is neither a pea, nor a nut. ...oh wait, it is a nut.

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    1. Re:Obligatory Critic quote by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      ... actually a peanut is a legume, which makes it closer to being a pea

    2. Re:Obligatory Critic quote by shystershep · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      You were right the first. Peanuts aren't nuts, they're legumes.

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  2. Mike Myers by Savatte · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Talk amongst yourselves. I'll give you a topic.

    Ebooks Neither E Nor Books

    discuss!

  3. Get yer eBook here! by gryphokk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Timely article. I'm actually conducting an experiment in capitalistic eBook publication.

    Visit DPGriffin.com to find my wife's eBook autobiography on blended families and child molestation.

    Free preview available, with synopsis and two chapters.

    Then buy it! Only $1.99, via paypal.

    thanks

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  4. This is totally offtopic...but by ScottGant · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    having gone to your web site, it reads:

    Slashdot is a lie. While its purpose is to advance the cause of OSS and Lunix, its users overwhelmingly use Microsoft products to surf the web. Recently I put forth a challenge to slashdot my site in my sig file. The idea of turning a server into a smoking pile of metal is irresistible to the average Slashdotter. The hits began pouring in. Now you'd think that my referral logs would show that the visitors coming from Slashdot would be using Mozilla under Lunix. You'd be wrong though.

    So, the people that came to your site represent all of Slashdot? The people that read your sig...which by the way, I personally never saw at all until now, represent all of Slashdot?

    How can you make a sweeping generalization like that? Also, where in the offical Slashdot headlines or titles does it say "to advance the cause of OSS and Linux"? I look at it now, all I see is "News for Nerds. Stuff that matters". Plus, a ton of the stories here don't even have anything to do with computers!

    I don't really see what you're point is. Also, where is the "lie" you speak of. A lie means a deliberate falsehood, so show me where the people accessing your site SAY they're using Linux, but are lying and using Windows.

    Anyway, thought it was interesting, and this post will probably be modded down to bedrock.

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    1. Re:This is totally offtopic...but by peragrin · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Yes just remember that most slashdotters surf from work when they can't get o other machines, I use mozilla on win 98 from work, IP protected by 2 firewalls and nat. I use windows and Beos and debian and osx at home. which sections are low I will set them up to help sort out the hits

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    2. Re:This is totally offtopic...but by Cro+Magnon · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Well, I'm posting this from work. Yes, it is on a *ugh* Windows box. At home, however, I DO use Linux.

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  5. nevermind, I get the joke now. by ScottGant · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I get it now. At the end of that his article, he states: "As you can see, Linux is dying".

    I fell for it, you got me. Good one.

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    "Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it." - John Lennon.