Have you ever bought an app or game from a digital storefront, only for it to suddenly disappear and become inaccessible without warning? It’s both confusing and frustrating, which is why some governments are stepping in and hoping to make things clearer for consumers. Gavin Newsom, governor of California, recently signed a new law (AB 2426) that involves the purchasing of digital goods and services. Under the new law, online storefronts that sell digital copies of video games, music, movies, TV shows, and ebooks must be explicit as to whether customers actually own what they’re purchasing. Some digital services are already adapting to the new regulations, which aren’t set to be enforced until next year. Steam is one such company, having already implemented a change in the Steam storefront that explicitly notifies customers that they’re purchasing “a license for the product on Steam” and don’t actually own the game outright. What does that mean for you? Well, a license is just permission for you to access content that’s provided by the service (i.e., the game). If the content is made unavailable for whatever reason, you aren’t entitled to access in perpetuity. (As opposed to buying a digital download, in which case you’re buying permission to download and keep said files.) According to Engadget, this new wording in Steam is used in all countries and territories, not just the United States. Further reading: Why digital games can vanish in a heartbeat Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2024-10-11 19:19:30 UTC ]
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Created at the height of Victorian prudishness, the Bodleian Library’s Phi collection was designed to protect young minds from ‘immoral’ books. More than a century later, they’re going on display for the first timeLibraries today take a dim view of censorship. They are places where knowledge is... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Endeavor Business Media has acquired Vendome Group's Healthcare Informatics brand, the Nashville-based b2b firm announced Friday. The deal—which includes the brand's website as well as 13 annual Health IT Summits throughout the U.S.—marks Endeavor's second acquisition since absorbing SouthComm... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House has acquired majority ownership of Brazilian publishing house Companhia das Letras, in which it first acquired a 45% stake in 2012. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quad's purchase of LSC Communications, valued at $1.4 billion, will unite the country's two largest printers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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School librarians have reacted with dismay to the Budget news that schools are to receive a one-off payment of £400m, telling The Bookseller that schools will continue to struggle to buy books for their pupils. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Penned in the Margins has acquired what it is calling the "breakthrough" collection from Hackney-based poet Anthony Anaxagorou, After the Formalities. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Octopus imprint Mitchell Beazley has bought 10-a-Day the Easy Way: Fussfree Recipes & Simple Science to Transform Your Health by Kew-trained botanist, science writer and broadcaster James Wong. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pool columnist and author Ella Risbridger has collated a poetry collection for Doubleday titled Set Me On Fire: A Poem for Every Kind Of Feeling, to be published next autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury division Osprey Games is launching a game, "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: A Board Game of English Magic", based on of Susanna Clarke’s cult novel. Coming in June 2019, the game - inspired by the 2005 bestseller Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (Bloomsbury) - will see players... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will publish The Gynae Geek by NHS doctor Dr Anita Mitra, which opens conversations about gynaecological health. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook lifted a ban on cannabis companies surfacing in search results, but weed publishers still struggle to gain awareness on the network. The post ‘There’s nothing easy about social’: Weed publishers try to work around digital hurdles appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MacLehose Press has acquired new books by German writers Timur Vermes and Judith Schalansky. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A report conducted by consultancy Frontier Economics has found a "strong" economic case for taking VAT off digital publications in the UK, as permitted under newly agreed European Union rules. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has bought two more books from Northern Irish author Claire Allan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette Children's Group has bought a picture book on anxiety, The Worrysaurus, by Rachel Bright and illustrator Chris Chatterton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent publisher Dead Ink will publish Lee Rourke’s third novel, Glitch, about a dramatic drop in cabin pressure on a man’s flight home from America. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's been a remarkable year for journalism and storytelling, as legacy media outlets continue to find their new identities in this rapidly evolving digital era. Others have had to nimbly reimagine themselves after being acquired by new owners, all while strategizing for the future with new... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hummingbird Digital Media has reached a non-exclusive marketing partnership with the ABA under which ABA members will have another option to sell ebooks from their websites. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Walker Books has acquired Nevertell, a middle-grade novel set in the wilderness of Siberia, by debut author Katharine Orton. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Biteback Publishing has acquired the UK and Commonwealth rights to Where We Go from Here: Two Years in the Resistance, the upcoming title by US politician Bernie Sanders. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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