Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2014

You can also download his new, and free, eBook , Trusted Leadership Advisor , when you subscribe for free to his website. This week, Nathan kindly shared more about his eBook and leadership in general. What inspired you to write the ebook? Who is your target reader for the ebook? Do you have another ebook in the works?

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The Verge

JANUARY 15, 2021

Medium has announced its acquisition of the social-based ebook company Glose. In the press release announcing the acquisition, Medium CEO Ev Williams says that the company “look[s] forward to working with the Glose team on partnering with publishers to help authors reach more readers.”

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The Next Web

MARCH 9, 2015

Matthew Capala is an Internet entrepreneur, SEO strategist, speaker, and author. Professor at NYU, and is the author of Amazon-bestselling book, “SEO Like I’m 5.” Entrepreneur Insider content monetization ebooks Roundups selling content' He is the founder of Alphametic, an organic growth accelerator, and SearchDecoder.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 22, 2013

This has created the ironic situation where blind people, who because of their disability require access to digital copies, have been effectively locked out of purchasing ebooks for the last decade. Authorized entities need access to digital content in order to cost-effectively deliver access. NLS in the U.S.), Bookshare).

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

The world has finally moved beyond just electronically creating books that are then distributed as ordinary print books to actually delivering digital ebooks. In technical terms, this means that the next version of the DAISY format, version 4, will be the same as EPUB3, the main format used by commercial publishers of ebooks.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The technical advisers reviewed the treaty specifically to look at how authorized entities and consumers with print disabilities would be able to operate if the treaty passed in its current form (with all bracketed material omitted) or with some of the bracketed additions included.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 30, 2013

Next month, I will be heading to TOC a couple of days early in order to participate in a W3C Workshop on eBooks and the Open Web Platform, where I will be talking about Social DRM (Digital Rights Management). However, strong DRM turns out to be an impediment to the commercial distribution of accessible ebooks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2014

He is one of America’s foremost authorities on communication and leadership inside organizations, and a sought-after advisor to Fortune 500 leaders. He also offers for free via his website a host of ebooks about primarily leadership and communication.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I’ve been watching with interest the legal controversy over the synthetic speech capability of the new version of the Amazon Kindle, such as the coverage on Boing-Boing entitled Author's Guild claims text-to-speech software is illegal. It’s easy to dismiss the authors’ concerns (as many have in the tech community) as greedy or Luddite.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

APRIL 15, 2009

The Authors Guild are pressing the cause of authors' rights to make more money (in theory). And, the Authors Guild is suffering because the NFB and Reading Rights Coalition has done a great job of articulating the differences. The Authors Guild has lost the framing debate. This is a case of dueling moral high grounds.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

The deal was: help people with disabilities that can't access books and don't hurt the economic interests of the publishers (and authors). uses the term "Competent Authority" to describe these professionals). We run regular searches on the Web for Bookshare content -- much like publishers and authors do.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 8, 2012

The former director of communications for McDonald's, David Grossman , now a leading consultant, speaker and author offers a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. He said, "I've seen the traps discussed and the strategies to overcome them work irrespective of the economy, industry, leader's tenure or personality/style."

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2021

The company has partnered with 20,000 publishers so that you can buy ebooks directly from the app. While Glose is sticking around for now, Medium also plans to integrate ebooks and audio books to its service. Having the ability to host everything written by an author is a better experience for both content creators and readers.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Fiction author , sourdough bread lover , and former Twitter executive Robin Sloan is answering a question you may have never thought to ask: which New York Times Best Sellers list ebooks are in the highest demand in the US public library system? Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 16, 2011

This is becoming crucially important as the problem of delivering access to text is increasingly solved by the move to ebook publishing and solutions like our Bookshare library. We are using the modular approach of the DAISY Authoring and Interchange Framework, which defines modules and profiles for the representation of books, journals, etc.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 10, 2010

Bookshare is adding so much content that favourite authors of mine are creeping into the collection without my noticing. They also operate Web Braille, an online Braille ebook service with roughly ten thousand titles. Footnote: NLS stands for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, part of the U.S.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 15, 2009

What Matters Now eBook – Get the ebook now for free! "We More than seventy extraordinary authors and thinkers contributed to this ebook. I'm sure there are some resources, conversations and pointers in here that are new to everyone. "We want to shake things up.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MARCH 10, 2009

But, it's a dream that the commercial ebook vendors keep dashing. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle. But, we just saw Amazon fold when the Authors Guild pushed them to turn off the voice of these books: Amazon to flip on Kindle.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

AUGUST 7, 2013

The View from an Authorized Entity Many Bookshare users (and potential Bookshare users!) That makes it legal in these countries for people with these disabilities, and the organizations that serve them, to make accessible versions of books without having to get permission from the author or publisher. Defines Authorized Entity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 25, 2015

He is one of America’s foremost authorities on communication and leadership inside organizations, and a sought-after advisor to Fortune 500 leaders. He also offers for free via his website a host of ebooks about primarily leadership and communication.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 29, 2013

Once you download the Fundraising Ideas e-Book you’ll gain insight into: 6 Steps to a Well-Measured Social Fundraising Campaign by Beth Kanter, Social Media Expert and Author of Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Pitman , author of the Ask Without Fear! Fill out the form here and download free your copy of ebook: [link].

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 7, 2013

These ebooks can quickly be turned into Braille, large print or be read aloud by a synthetic voice synthesizer. With support of authors and publishers, we provide our international members with books that are targeted towards their specific needs and interests. Moreover, earlier this year we began offering books in MP3 format.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 17, 2014

Such action, the Court decided, didn’t constitute copyright infringement because it was fair use , that is, a limitation and exception to the exclusive rights granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work. The Authors Guild appealed the ruling and the parties are waiting for the decision from the appeals court.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Prolific fantasy author Brandon Sanderson has just broken the Kickstarter record for the most successful crowdfunded project of all time, cracking the $20,338,986 milestone set by the Pebble Time all the way back in 2015. Sanderson’s achievement isn’t just notable for the sheer amount of money raised but for the speed.

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Bloomerang

JULY 7, 2021

The beauty of creating a digital resource like an eBook, video, or online course is that you create it once and use it over and over again. An eBook about how to help a loved one with a disease (Human Services). Use a sentence like this: “Before you go, open the eBook. Step 3: Offer and Thank.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 23, 2014

Prior to the conference, Enrique Piracés and I authored a Huffington Post op-ed on human rights and the duty to protect sensitive data and our maxim: first, do no harm. What about yet another order of magnitude beyond that?

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

We all want the same ebook that people without disabilities buy (sorry, I mean license) to work perfectly well for people who are blind, physically disabled or dyslexic. She wants to see every piece of content that is born digital be born accessible.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 8, 2011

We’re against piracy, and have made commitments to authors and publishers to encourage compliance with copyright law. We provide accessible ebooks that can be spoken aloud, turned into Braille or large print. Benetech, is a leading nonprofit organization based in Silicon Valley. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2014

Here’s a look at what you’ll find in this free eBook: Chapter 1 : The Case for Donor Retention. Author: 5 Days to Foundation Grants & Simple Development Systems. Author: 5 Days to Foundation Grants & Simple Development Systems. By Mazarine Treyz : Author of three highly praised nonprofit books.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 6, 2010

While I was sitting on the beach on vacation, Network for Good published a free eBook called How to Raise a Lot More Money Now – 50 Great Ideas from 11 top Experts. But many nonprofits deep into planning for year end campaigns and perhaps looking for ways to raise money now.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Here’s ten books that nonprofit colleagues and authors have shared with me in the last few months and I wanted to share them with you. If you are looking for more recommendations, check out Book Authority’s list of 52 Best Nonprofit eBooks of All Time ( The Happy Healthy Nonprofit is #9).

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

Author Glenn Fleishman pitched his work as follows: My book, Crowdfunding: A Guide to What Works and Why, will cover planning a project, carrying it through its funding phase, and fulfilling goals by offering a combination of case studies of successful (and unsuccessful) projects and detailed, specific guidance on each phase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 12, 2012

APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur: How To Publish a Book by Guy Kawasaki. In 2011 the publisher of one of Guy’s books Enchantment, could not fill an order for 500 ebook copies. APE’s thesis is powerful yet simple: filling the roles of Author, Publisher and Entrepreneur yields results that rival traditional publishing.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 22, 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010 Use This eBook To Improve Your Communication The former director of communications for McDonalds, David Grossman, now a leading consultant, speaker and author has released a free eBook about how to communicate effectively. Be An Effective Team Member.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

After all, in the world of eBooks, ten years is pretty old! Now, as new educational materials roll out to meet the new Common Core standards in K–12, and as publishers strive to meet consumer demand for eBooks, the products are increasingly “born digital.”? Thanks again! Another growing trend is that everyone is a publisher.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

The most interesting part of the conversation was around what I call the “dueling moral high grounds” issue: authors rights and the rights of people with disabilities. Authors are fighting over how much money they get: it’s clear that they are being paid. My main point is that the two high grounds are not the name in impact.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 26, 2010

Last week when I was Society for New Communications Research conference, I ran into KD Paine , who shared a copy of an ebook by Shabbir Imber Safdar , author of the TruthyPR blog and Shayna Englin of Englin Consulting LLC entitled "Is Your Nonprofit Facebook Page Worth It? Jordan Viator had a guest post by the authors. .

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