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| We the Media - Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People | ||
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Publisher: O'Reilly Media Author: by Dan Gillmor Download Link: http://oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 320 pages Abstract: Grassroots journalists are dismantling Big Media's monopoly on the news, transforming it from a lecture to a conversation. Not content to accept the news as reported, these readers-turned-reporters are publishing in real time to a worldwide audience via the Internet. The impact of their work is just beginning to be felt by professional journalists and the newsmakers they cover. In We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People, nationally known business and technology columnist Dan Gillmor tells the story of this emerging phenomenon, and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make and consume the news. |
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| Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing | ||
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Publisher: O'Reilly Media Author: by Andrew M. St. Laurent Download Link: http://oreilly.com/catalog/osfreesoft/book/ Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 208 pages Abstract: If you've held back from developing open source or free software projects because you don't understand the implications of the various licenses, you're not alone. Many developers believe in releasing their software freely, but have hesitated to do so because they're concerned about losing control over their software. Licensing issues are complicated, and both the facts and fallacies you hear word-of-mouth can add to the confusion. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing helps you make sense of the different options available to you. This concise guide focuses on annotated licenses, offering an in-depth explanation of how they compare and interoperate, and how license choices affect project possibilities. Written in clear language that you don't have to be a lawyer to understand, the book answers such questions as: What rights am I giving up? How will my use of OS/FS licensing affect future users or future developers? Does a particular use of this software--such as combining it with proprietary software--leave me vulnerable to lawsuits? Following a quick look at copyright law, contracts, and the definition of "open source," the book tackles the spectrum of licensing, including:
Licensing is a major part of what open source and free software are all about, but it's still one of the most complicated areas of law. Even the very simple licenses are tricky. Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing bridges the gap between the open source vision and the practical implications of its legal underpinnings. If open source and free software licenses interest you, this book will help you understand them. If you're an open source/free software developer, this book is an absolute necessity. |
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| E-Commerce Roadmap | ||
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Publisher: Palmer Web Marketing & eCommerce Blog Author: by Justin Palmer Download Link: http://www.palmerwebmarketing.com/e-commerce-ebooks/e-commerce-tips-ebook.php Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 79 pages Abstract: On average, 3 out of every 100 visitors to an eCommerce store actually make a purchase. In comparison, about 3 out of every 10 visitors to a physical store make a purchase. Does that sound a bit odd to you? The eCommerce Roadmap by Palmer Web Marketing shares 192 practical and effective strategies and tactics for converting more of your traffic into buyers. |
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| DEMOCRATIZING INNOVATION | ||
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Publisher: The MIT Press Author: Eric Von Hippel Download Link: - http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/democ1.htm Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 220 pages Abstract: Innovation is rapidly becoming democratized. Users, aided by improvements in computer and communications technology, increasingly can develop their own new products and services. These innovating users -- both individuals and firms -- often freely share their innovations with others, creating user-innovation communities and a rich intellectual commons. In Democratizing Innovation, Eric von Hippel looks closely at this emerging system of user-centered innovation. He explains why and when users find it profitable to develop new products and services for themselves, and why it often pays users to reveal their innovations freely for the use of all. The trend toward democratized innovation can be seen in software and information products -- most notably in the free and open-source software movement -- but also in physical products. Von Hippel's many examples of user innovation in action range from surgical equipment to surfboards to software security features. He shows that product and service development is concentrated among "lead users," who are ahead on marketplace trends and whose innovations are often commercially attractive. |
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| Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution | ||
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Publisher: O'Reilly Editors: Chris DiBona, Sam Ockman, Mark Stone Download Link: - http://oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/toc.html Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 280 pages Abstract: Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution is a fascinating look at the raging debate that is its namesake. Filled with writings from the central players--from Linux creator Linus Torvalds to Perl creator Larry Wall--the book convinces the reader of the overwhelming merits of freeing up the many iterations of software's source code. The open-source movement has become a cause célèbre in light of the widespread adoption of Linux, Perl, and Apache as well as its corporate support from Netscape, IBM, and Oracle--and strongly felt opposition from Microsoft. Open Sources doesn't address why these Microsoft foes are throwing their weight behind the movement. Instead, it focuses on the history and philosophy of open-source software (previously referred to as freeware) as an argument for shaping the future of programming. Open Sources is much larger than just a fight with any one company. Instead, it is a revolutionary call to release software development from the vested interests that label new directions in software development as threatening. |
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| THE SOURCES OF INNOVATION | ||
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Publisher: Oxford University Press Author: Eric Von Hippel Download Link: - http://web.mit.edu/evhippel/www/sources.htm Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 221 pages Abstract: It has long been assumed that new product innovations are typically developed by product manufacturers, an assumption that has inevitably had a major impact on innovation-related research and activities ranging from how firms organize their research and development to how governments measure innovation. In this synthesis of his seminal research, von Hippel challenges that basic assumption and demonstrates that innovation occurs in different places in different industries. Presenting a series of studies showing that end-users, material suppliers, and others are the typical sources of innovation in some fields, von Hippel explores why this variation in the "functional" sources of innovation occurs and how it might be predicted. He also proposes and tests some implications of replacing a manufacturer-as-innovator assumption with a view of the innovation process as predictably distributed across users, manufacturers, and suppliers. Innovation, he argues, will take place where there is greatest economic benefit to the innovator. |
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| Bargaining and Markets | ||
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Publisher: Academic Press, now a division of Elsevier Authors: Martin J. Osborne and Ariel Rubinstein Download Link: - http://theory.economics.utoronto.ca/books/ Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 221 pages Abstract: Bargaining and markets by Martin J. Osborne and Ariel Rubinstein was published in 1990 by Academic Press, now a division of Elsevier. It presents the modern strategic theory of bargaining and describes, in a consistent framework, several applications of this theory to the study of markets. It uses a small number of models to illustrate the key points in the theories and offers detailed proofs of all results. |
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| Auctions: Theory and Practice | ||
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Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2004 Authors: Paul Klemperer Download Link: - http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/users/klemperer/VirtualBook/VBCrevisedv2.asp Further Information about the Book: Language: english Extent: 256 pages Abstract: Bargaining and markets by Martin J. Osborne and Ariel Rubinstein was published in 1990 by Academic Press, now a division of Elsevier. It presents the modern strategic theory of bargaining and describes, in a consistent framework, several applications of this theory to the study of markets. It uses a small number of models to illustrate the key points in the theories and offers detailed proofs of all results. |
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