What The E-Book Is Doing For Second-Tier Classics

“Every e-book reader seems to come preloaded with a few canonical titles — “Pride and Prejudice” or “Alice in Wonderland,” for instance. But there has never been a better time to be a slightly faded writer just beyond the cusp of copyright, like Edgar Wallace or Hilaire Belloc. Their voluminous works — not easily found in your local library — are now copiously available to the digitally curious.”

Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Accept Major Concessions In New Contract

“The Philadelphia Orchestra Association Thursday secured the main prize in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy case: a deeply concessionary labor deal from musicians” – a contract “calling for a 15-percent pay cut, reducing the size of the ensemble, and replacing the defined-benefit pension with a defined-contribution plan.”