Comments on: National Writers Union Joins Open Book Alliance

By: Orion Jones

Orion Jones — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:00:50 +0000

Here is the post on BigThink!

By: Orion Jones

Orion Jones — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:57:45 +0000

Today is the deadline for amicus briefs against the Settlement between Google and the Author’s Guild. Big Think reviewed one such amicus brief presented to the U.S. District Court at the end of August.

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:28:59 +0000

“National Writers Union” implies this site is just for one country… or is this a worldwide effort? I am new to this site, so am curious.

By: ResourceShelf » Blog Archive » New Member: National Writers Union Joins Open Book Alliance

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:19:28 +0000

[...] From the Blog Post: The Open Book Alliance keeps growing; today, we are excited to welcome the National Writers Union to the effort. The NWU press release can be found here. [...]

By: allezvousfairefoutre

allezvousfairefoutre — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:52:54 +0000

sorry, but you are blind…
I have not read a book since the 15 years I’m on internet…
so,have that in mind.
writed books are useless, may be they are not, but they are, for sure, to expensive for now, as it is for music.
Try to find a way, don’t goes against Google, because they are the only medium who can make me read a book .
not you, sorry, but you do nothing, so, please, do something , or shut up, but don’t loose your forces to complain …

By: The Practical Nomad

The Practical Nomad — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:01:36 +0000

Google Books and writers’ rights…

Writers and publishers (including self-publishers) of “books” including out-of-print-books (and actually including many magazines, journals, chapbooks, ephemera, etc.), have until 4 September 2009 to decide what to do about a proposed settlement of m…