Google Into The Fray

Boy, that didn't take long. Google has long been wanting to enter the e-book market, even after the high drama litigation with Google Books reached settlement. Wired reports Google is launching its own e-book exclusive store. The interesting part?

"Google is seeking to differentiate itself from Amazon and its popular Kindle reader by selling books that can be read on a wide range of devices, ranging from iPhones, iPads, Android-based devices along with computers running Chrome or Safari browsers. Books can also be read on Barnes and Noble’s Nook and Sony’s E Reader, but not Amazon’s Kindle — due to compatibility issues with the Adobe copyright management DRM attached to the e-books, Google said.

Publishers can choose whether or not to lock down their books with DRM. Google also says it will have a strict privacy policy that forbids it from using your book buying habits to advertise to, or profile readers."

Could a future without DRM be in the works? Hmmm....

(via Wired)

Hello World!

Hi all,

This is my final project for the GW e-Publishing Class: Infrastructure and Architecture (PSPB 255). It's all about E-Readers and how digital rights management (also known as DRM) is impacting the the sale of digital books. I've created several pages with some of the leaders of the e-book landscape for you take a look at, as well as some other considerations.

Thanks for reading!
-Ryan