Kindle for the Academic
Alex Golub reviews the advantages (and a few limitations, at least for now) of e-book readers.
Filed Under: [eBooks]
Posted on 03 Nov 2009 around 7pm
News from around the WEB
It’s Time for Wider Acceptance of e-Textbooks
"Because the printed book is such a perfect technology, print books will surely continue to be produced and purchased, especially for leisure reading. But the time has come for greater use of e-textbooks for educational purposes. Efforts should be made to overcome the remaining obstacles to their broad acceptance." Editorial by Bonita Wilson, CNRI.
Filed Under: [eBooks • Text Books]
Posted on 03 Nov 2009 around 7pm
Mobiles, eBooks, Androids and Media
The Pulse Report from San Francisco-based analysts Flurry claims that in the last four months, book apps have exceeded the popularity of games apps on the iconic iPhone. One out of every five new apps launched in October was a book! Apple clearly have a potential media winner if they ever get a tablet to market and also they have the potential to do to books what they have done to games. Everyone said that the games needed dedicated devices and although these still dominate there is a clear segment that are happy with just one device.
Sourced at Booksellers Association
Filed Under: [Publishing • eBooks • Technology]
Posted on 03 Nov 2009 around 4pm