Sony - GalleyCat http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat The First Word On the Book Publishing Industry Copyright 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 14:03:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Who Could See Your eReader Information?

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has released a series of charts comparing privacy policies on various e-reading devices.

They asked an important question and found some unexpected answers: With whom can they share the information collected in non-aggregated form? As you can see by the chart above, Google, Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Sony could all potentially share information with law enforcement officials or civil litigants.

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]]> Jason Boog http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/who-can-see-your-ereader-information_b62416#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/who-can-see-your-ereader-information_b62416 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=62416 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:35:22 +0000 Sony May Bundle Harry Potter eBooks with eReaders According to a report in The Register, the next generation of Sony eReaders may be bundled with the entire Harry Potter book series in October. Sony has not confirmed this partnership.

The report speculates that fans can also buy an eReader bundle that will include a letter from author J.K. Rowling, a subscription to the online community Pottermore and a special carrying case.

Here’s more from the article: “According to the sources, Sony is paying Rowling millions for early electronic rights to Potter, but rather than adding to her fortune, last estimated at £560m, she is handing the proceeds to a charity for children with learning disabilities. The package is being hailed as the ‘hero’ product – the biggest seller – for Christmas by some in the retail channel.” (via Publishers Lunch)

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]]> Maryann Yin http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/sony-may-bundle-harry-potter-ebooks-with-ereaders_b36496#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/sony-may-bundle-harry-potter-ebooks-with-ereaders_b36496 http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/?p=36496 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:50:14 +0000