Sony kills Connect music store

Download Ebook: Sony's Connect music store will officially shut down by spring next year, the company revealed today as part of its announcements of the A810 and S610 Walkman players. The electronics giant argued in its phase out FAQ that its was moving to an open platform where protected Windows Media would be the format of choice for copyrighted content, eliminating the need for the Sony-only ATRAC format which has been used for both the Connect store and many of Sony's older Walkman players.

Sales of eBooks would not be affected, Sony said, confirming earlier reports and reassuring owners of the company's Reader handheld. Service through the store would remain intact until "at least" March 2008, the company said. However, users were warned that the shutdown of regular music sales would be absolute and would prevent buyers from downloading songs again if lost after the closure.

OverDrive Automates Download Audio Book Collection for Libraries

Download Ebook: OverDrive announced its Download Standing Order Plan, which enables libraries to automatically add frontlist audio books from several popular publishers on or before their release dates. OverDrive, a provider of download media to libraries with 75,000 audio book, eBook, music, and video titles and 5,000 library partners worldwide, made the Download Standing Order Plan available earlier this week.

Libraries that participate can ensure that their digital media collections include the latest frontlist releases without spending time each week researching new titles. Libraries select a desired amount of titles from publishers of their choice to be automatically added to their collection monthly.

Firefox Tries Viral Marketing At Schools

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