Category Archives: software
Kobo’s new web app is good for Kobo, but not for readers
Kobo’s new web app, released earlier this week, is a great first move at breaking free from Apple’s App Store extortion. Good for Kobo, I say. Unfortunately, it keeps the same design and user experience as the official Kobo app, which means it’s designed to be a storefront first, and a reading app second. Unless you’re stuck with Kobo, there are better options out there. Continue reading
Three new EPUB readers for OS X
The Mac Observer recently reviewed three different EPUB readers for OS X, and even put together a handy chart so you can compare features.
One “feature” too many, and Kobo finally ruins its iOS app
I no longer enjoy launching the Kobo app on my iPhone or iPad. I stopped looking forward to interacting with it a few updates ago, and now I actually avoid it. This has been building for a while. A year … Continue reading
Can Apple even enforce its abusive iBooks Author EULA?
Posted in Apple iOS, ebooks, publishing, self publishing, software
Tagged EULA, fine print, rights grab, software, textbooks
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The Atavist: publish to any format you like
It’s not released to the public yet, but longform epublisher The Atavist is putting the final touches on a free version of its conversion tool, which will enable authors to publish to a variety of platforms at once without being … Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, fine print, ibooks, publishing, rights grab, self publishing
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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
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Tagged app store, Apple iOS, ebooks, EULA, fine print, ibooks, licenses, ownership, publishing, restrictions, textbooks
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Set public domain content free from locked PDF files
Lately I’ve been digging around online to find old genre short stories written in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In many cases it’s clear that the works have passed into the public domain, at least here in the U.S., … Continue reading
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Tagged access, copyfraud, copyright, drm, free tools, mac, open source, os x, password protected, pdf, public domain, unlock
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Why social reading apps are doomed to fail
I’ve been testing out some social reading apps on the iPad in recent weeks, and while I hope to post something more in-depth in the near future, I read some items today that corroborate a general disappointment I’ve been feeling.