For all the bombed out, drug adled techno-anxieties that scream across the works of American novelist Thomas Pynchon, news of the reclusive author's e-book foray is, at first glance, the equivalent of a 20-megaton V-2 rocket blast. But, sure enough.
Is the library of utopia inching closer to opening its doors? Maybe, maybe not. Nicholas Carr has an exhaustive look at Harvard’s Digital Public Library of America initiative, and it raises all sorts of gut-churning questions about copyright law, the…
Richard Nash, the publisher, answered the door of his apartment in Clinton Hill carrying a big cardboard box filled with paperback books. “You know,” he said, holding the door open for me with his foot, “I don’t think most tech start-ups also hav…
_I hate blacking out. The next day is always so rough (wink)._ h3. ONE: Amazon lets you check out e-books anywhere ("Engadget":http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/20/kindle-library-lending-will-let-you-take-books-out-on-your-e-rea/) h3. ZERO: Amazo…
