3 chapters across the catalog
President Obama launched a $250 million initiative to provide free e-books to low-income children through major publishers. The program is part of a broader goal to provide high-speed internet to 99% of students by 2018. Critics argue the initiative ignores existing free resources like Project Gutenberg, which offers over 48,000 professionally edited public domain books.
Palindrome Donations, Emerson College Digital Publishing
The hosts read several donations centered around the 11-11-11 date, including a contribution from a professor at Emerson College who uses the show as an example in digital publishing classes. Other donors requested "de-douching" or karma for medical recoveries, such as a case of acute pancreatitis.
Book Titles, Digital Media Profits, Blog Infrastructure
The process of writing books is discussed, with a focus on whether the effort is financially rewarding compared to other media. One participant admits to writing down book titles as a way to clear mental space without necessarily completing the manuscripts. Concepts regarding the "self-communication" of blogs and the use of blog content as legal evidence are also explored.
