--First, some vague news on the Google book-scan thing:

"Among the interesting topics on which Drummond (David Drummond: Google VP for corporate development and chief legal officer) did not have particularly illuminating answers were the prospects for reaching agreements with publishers in other parts of the world on orphan works and the estimated size of the market for the electronic collection of books Google will market after the settlement is approved ('I think it should be substantial'). Queried about whether Google will be a direct competitor with Amazon within three years for the sale of book content online, Drummond maintained that 'a lot of this will be driven by publishers in terms of what you would like us to do.' Direct selling isn't foremost in their plans, as Drummond noted, 'I don't know that we want to open this platform and sell.... Entering it just for the sake of entering is not really our plan,' particularly since 'linking to Amazon is a perfectly good user experience.'"


If you live north of Indy . . .

Call for Entries, Tippecanus Rex (Lafayette, IN)
Purdue University Galleries and Tippecanoe Arts Federation invite artists, writers and performers of all ages from the area to participate in a community-wide project of creativity, imagination, myth and tall tales called "Tippecanus Rex". "Tippecanus Rex" will highlight the invented history of the Tippecanoe County region, through visual, performing, musical, and literary art. Please visit www.tippecanusrex.com for more information. Deadline for entries is March 25, 2009.

And if you live south of Indy . . .

Call for Entries, Greer Artist Fellowship (Bloomington, IN)
The Bloomington Area Arts Council (BAAC) in partnership with the Jason Sheppard Greer and Lucy Kim Greer Foundation for the Arts invite creative writing and ceramic artists to apply to its 2009 fellowship program. Artists must reside in Brown, Greene, Lawrence, Morgan, Monroe or Owen Counties. Four awards in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded to mid-career artists whose work is of exceptional artistic merit. For program guidelines and application, please email Katherine Paschal, BAAC Director of Arts Outreach at Katherine@artlives.org or call (812) 334-3100 ext. 106. Artists are asked to submit application and support materials by April 24, 2009.

If you live IN Indy . . . well, this is all I have for you today.

You're WELCOME.