Since today is a holiday, I’m guessing that many of you won’t be spending extensive time on the interwebs, and I’m not going to test your patience with a lengthy post. Instead, here’s a few tidbits for your enjoyment:

1. New Wes Anderson movie trailer, if you haven’t already seen it. I believe my actual reaction to someone sharing this was, “I just peed a little.”

2. Portland’s version of community libraries.

3. A roundup of religion-approved sex toys. Not just for Christians, either– Jews & Muslims can get some, too.

4. If you thought Bark was a Tebow-free zone, think again, my friends. (And yes, the religious sex toys provided a natural lead-in for this.) To mark his exit from the playoffs and in the hopes that we won’t hear about him for a while– at least until he pays for more obnoxious ads during the Super Bowl– I give you…Tebowie.

5. For all you Apple diehards: NPR wants you to know where and how all those great products are made.

If you’re lucky enough to have the day off, enjoy the hell out of it, all right?

So, presumably everyone’s familiar with the agency pricing model for ebooks, right? Essentially, publishers set prices rather than the retailer (such as Amazon). This generally results in more realistic pricing for ebooks vs their print counterparts, and keeps open the possibility that some publishers and authors might actually make money on books.

But that’s no good for consumers, apparently. Media Bistro (among many, many others), points out that a law firm is representing two clients (and opening up for more) in a class-action lawsuit against five big publishers and Apple.

I could explain the details but you’re better off reading some of the media reports, along with the (obviously slanted) post about it on the Hagens Berman website.

Wow.

Discuss.

There’s been lots of buzz this past month about new things happening in the world of delivering content in electronic form. Here are some of the more interesting articles I read.

Apple and Google are competing to present publishers with the best version of publishing magazines and newspapers on the Apple and Android operating systems. This New York Times article does a good job of comparing the pros and cons of what’s offered. This video—also from NYT—shows what the two platforms look like.

According to the Library Journal, many librarians are frustrated with the current systems available to allow patrons to check out ebooks. HarperCollins putting a cap of 26 loans on their books are not making things better.

The debate over Senate Bill 3804 is heating up. This bill, which would allow the Department of Justice to shut down internet domains they find guilty of copyright infringements, is already supported by the Screen Actors Guild, the Movie Picture Association of America, and the Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, among others. Now, prominent authors are adding their $0.02, like Nora Roberts in this letter. On February 8th, there was a Senate Hearing titled “Targeting Websites Dedicated To Stealing American Intellectual Property” in which author Scott Turrow participated in his role of president of the Authors Guild. So far, there hasn’t been a vote.

 Want to share any other exciting eNews about the ePublishing world?

Just two news items that might be of interest. These are from earlier this month, but I’m sometimes slow when it comes to current affairs.

From Daily Finance: “Connecticut Attorney General Targets Amazon, Apple in E-Book Antitrust Probe.”

From The New York Times: “Biggest U.S. Book Chain Up for Sale”

So, both are signs of the evils of e-books? Or, this is just normal stuff that happens when the market (and the world) adjusts to new technology and market models? Questions, comments, concerns?