The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 53, December 18, 2005, Article 16

HARPER-COLLINS ONLINE ARCHIVE PLANNED

>From a December 12 Reuters article: "U.S. publisher
HarperCollins said on Monday it plans to convert some
20,000 books in its catalog into digital form in a bid
to rein in potential copyright violations on the Internet.

The move comes as the U.S. publishing industry is
bringing lawsuits against Web search leader Google Inc.
over its effort to scan copyrighted books in libraries
-- a move the industry fears would set a dangerous
copyright precedent."

"She said that while there were no concrete plans in
place to make money from the project, there were various
possibilities down the line, from e-books to subscriptions
or advertising. "Those things are possible and they will
all happen most probably more quickly than not," she said.

"Right now we're not selling ... our first concern is
protecting the authors' copyright. But we're not non-profit,
obviously. We're going to look to monetize all this."

"Do I believe people will be reading novels on their cell
phones? Who knows?" she added."

Full Story

[William H. Sheldon's numismatic classic "Early American
Cents 1793-1814" was published in 1949 by HarperCollins
predecessor Harper & Brothers.  Will it become available
online someday?  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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