Here are links I found interesting on January 24, 2012:
- Why iBooks Author is a big deal for publishers – Another dose of reality. still can't understand all the bellyaching.
- Books are books, and Apple gets it – Another take on ebooks and Apple.
- Chris Dodd to Obama: Hollywood will stop supporting you because you were soft on SOPA and PIPA – "Candidly, those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand up for them when their job is at stake," Dodd told Fox News. "Don't ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don't pay any attention to me when my job is at stake." That says it all.
- Consumer group accuses Hollywood of ‘threatening politicians’ – "Consumer group Public Knowledge on Friday accused the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its head, former Sen. Chris Dodd, of trying to intimidate lawmakers into supporting a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills."
- MPAA Directly & Publicly Threatens Politicians Who Aren’t Corrupt Enough To Stay Bought – "Reinforcing the fact that Chris Dodd really does not get what's happening, and showing just how disgustingly corrupt the MPAA relationship is with politicians, Chris Dodd went on Fox News to explicitly threaten politicians who accept MPAA campaign donations that they'd better pass Hollywood's favorite legislation… or else." And what else is new?
- YouTube Clips in Ibooks – Great thread with instructions for including YouTube video in an iBooks Author ebook.