Morning Coffee – 18 October 2021

by Nate Hoffelder

After a decade of running The Digital Reader, Nate is a veteran web publisher with experience in design, maintenance, recovery, and troubleshooting. What little he doesn't know, he can learn.

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October 18, 2021

Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning.

Here are six common types of plagiarism in academic research.
The just-announced Tolino Vision 6 is a re-branded Kobo Libra 2 (which is itself Netronix hardware).
Amazon is now going to add its proprietary version of a QR code to the back of the books it prints. (It’s called a Transparency code. )
On a related note, Kindlepreneur just announced a QR code generator.
The govt for Northern Ireland just wiped the overdue fines for over 87,000 library books.
Here’s a fun game: Can you guess a language based on short audio clips?
The US Senate grilled publishers on library ebook prices.

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