More Rare Books To Become Common-Place

I just read a post from RareBookNews.com stating that the University of Pennsylvania is going to start digitizing the rare books within their stacks. While their intent is to increase access and availability of the contents for scholars, I can’t help fearing for the value of an edition if it is easily read by anyone.

To read the post from Rare Book News, click here

This raises another issue, digitally delivered books. I think we all need to start thinking about how to avoid the same crash the movie and music industries have endured at the hands of file sharing.

While there are ways to try and secure our medium like developing anti scan printing techniques,  the players in the movie and music industries who have been successful have embraced file sharing and altered their business models to fit.

You may want to start thinking how can you alter your business model to sell books digitally - and legitimately

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Review of Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar

Carol posted her thoughts and impressions of the 29th Annual Colorado Antiqurian Seminar on the Bibliophile Bullpen.

It is definitely worth reading, for both people who could make it and those who were absent (like myself).

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Tintin Comic Could Be Banned

A Congolese student has launched a court case denouncing the comic book Tintin in the Congo as racist, calling for its withdrawal from sale, the Brussels prosecutor’s office said. It is not the first time that the book, featuring late Belgian author and illustrator Herge’s popular red-headed boy journalist Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, has raised hackles over its content.
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