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Apple gives book creators beautiful, golden handcuffs
Today Apple raised the bar on interactive textbook publishing, with the introduction of a revamped iBooks app for the iPad and a free textbook publishing app for the Mac. If you’ve got an iPad, a fairly new Mac, and a … Continue reading
Posted in Apple iOS, apps, ebooks, hardware, publishing, self publishing, software
Tagged app store, Apple iOS, ebooks, EULA, fine print, ibooks, licenses, ownership, publishing, restrictions, textbooks
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Amazon Silk, or Amazon Browses the Web So You Don’t Have To
The Kindle Fire doesn’t come with a normal web browser, but with something Amazon is calling Amazon Silk, which is Amazon’s attempt at improving page rendering speed, browser responsiveness, and hardware limitations. Amazon has launched a blog about Amazon Silk, … Continue reading
Posted in business, devices, hardware, Kindle, Kindle Fire, mobile, online
Tagged Amazon, cheap, ereaders, ipad, kindle fire, kindle silk, kindles, new kindles, new models, nook color, privacy, tablets, web browsers
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Amazon says, “Kindles for everyone, even the poor!”
Someone at Amazon must have figured out that things aren’t looking good for the middle class, because the four new Kindle models announced today are all ridiculously cheap, both compared to previous Kindles and the competition. Before the end of … Continue reading
Posted in devices, hardware, Kindle, Kindle Fire
Tagged Amazon, cheap, ereaders, kindle fire, kindle silk, kindles, new kindles, new models
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Erotica publisher Ellora’s Cave plans to launch its own ereader device
I recently interviewed Susan Edwards, the COO of Ellora’s Cave, about news that the publisher is about to launch its own ereader device. Dubbed the ECave C71, the ereader is a Chinese-made LCD model that will be branded by the … Continue reading
Posted in devices, hardware, interviews, publishing
Tagged devices, ebooks, ereaders, erotica, genre, interviews, publishers, romance, white label
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Librarian shares opinion of Espresso Book Machine after two years of using it
Here’s a librarian’s account of the Espresso Book Machine after two years of using it. It’s the best, most detailed real-world account I’ve come across—most things you’ll find online about this book-on-demand printing machine are either press releases or cursory … Continue reading
Posted in hardware, libraries, reviews, self publishing
Tagged EBM, Espresso Book Machine, libraries, pod, print on demand, reviews
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CleverWraps: $5 freezer bags for your Kindle or Nook
At first glance, CleverWraps are just glorified freezer bags, but they bring some nice features you won’t find with any product from your supermarket. Continue reading
Posted in accessories, hardware, Kindle 2, Kindle 3, Nook
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