The effort will introduce an open-source lending tool called Lenny for Libraries alongside a program to preserve paywalled newsletters. The initial digital catalog features five works, such as essays by Maria Bustillos and Tom Scocca, as well as classic Awl collections. Backers will also fund a special print publication focused on early internet culture while helping creators on Ghost convert articles into loanable EPUB files. Organizers are currently consulting with library consortiums and author advocacy organizations to scale the model across the industry.
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Traditional digital publishing models rely on recurring licenses that allow publishers to…: Traditional digital publishing models rely on recurring licenses that allow publishers to alter or remotely delete library materials.
Lead editor Maria Bustillos is collaborating with author groups and library consortiums t…: Lead editor Maria Bustillos is collaborating with author groups and library consortiums to reform broader digital archiving practices.
The initiative aims to protect freedom of information while ensuring human writers can ea…: The initiative aims to protect freedom of information while ensuring human writers can earn a living without competing against AI clones.
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Here’s a big promise: A new Kickstarter campaign aims to usher in the “return of the human internet.”
That’s the tagline of a crowdfunding campaign for The Phoenix Project, an initiative from the online culture and commentary magazine Flaming Hydra. If you back The Phoenix Project, you’re supporting three things — a one-off print magazine designed to celebrate “the values and fun of the early internet,” a new e-book service for libraries, and a newsletter subscription/archiving program that’s also designed for libraries.
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