The Open Book Alliance, which includes tech companies Yahoo! and Microsoft, and author, publisher and library groups, has written a "manifesto" challenging the Google Book Search settlement.The settlement is bad for consumers and book-lovers: It deliberately thwarts competition in the emerging e-books market, creating a digital book monopoly that will inevitably lead to fewer choices... Continue Reading →
Objections to the Google Book Settlement
Writer Beware reports that the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has issued a statement on the proposed Google Book Settlement, to which it plans to file a formal objection. Read the objections here.