Digitalia Alasdair’s workblog and linkdump

Links For Monday 1st February 2010

• All The Many Ways Amazon So Very Failed the Weekend « Whatever
  Scalzi on the Amazon/MacMillan debacle.
  (tags: amazon publishing ebooks macmillan)
• All about EPUB, the ebook standard for Apple's iBookstore
  Might be useful at some future point, particularly with regard to links to tools to convert other file formats to epub – even if I don't get an iPad (and I think we all know that's unlikely) it's a standard supported by a lot of ebbok readers, and I definitely do want an ebook reader.
  (tags: ebooks epub publishing)
• Why my books are no longer for sale via Amazon at Tobias Buckell Online
  The Amazon/Macmillain dispute explained with reference to exactly how books prices are arrived at.
  (tags: ebooks amazon publishing)
• Amazon, Macmillan: an outsider's guide to the fight – Charlie's Diary
  You may have missed this one over the weekend, but it's worth flagging up: Amazon took the hammer to Macmillan's knees over the weekend, in a dispute over ebook pricing.
  (tags: amazon publishing ebooks)