Monthly Archives: August 2010
Ken Bruen: A Writer’s Writer
I’ll say it again: It was Ken Bruen and the cover design of The Do Not Press that got me reading crime fiction. Browsing the shelves of the NYPL, there was the distinctive cover branding, blue … … with that … Continue reading
Wrong-Way Archos
When Steve Jobs returned to Apple, the first thing he did was slash the product line. That made buyer choice far less confusing and focused Apple’s energies. It also preserved Apple’s dwindling capital so the company could remain alive. Archos, … Continue reading
Filed under Android, Marketing, Other Hardware, Pricing, Stupid
Angry Robot Books Now Has eBooks
Angry Robot Books was once an imprint of HarperCollins but is now an independent press. They’ve just put out nine titles in eBook format available from several retailers. From their FAQ: What about DRM? Books bought from this website are … Continue reading
Filed under Amazon Kindle, Books To Check, eBooks: General
Haterz Gonna H8!
May have to unfriend you. I can’t be a part of your shameful downward spiral down the K-hole. @mikecaneTue Aug 31 15:47:03 via webJen Bjenthegingerkid
Filed under Amazon Kindle
Emotion Markup Language (EmotionML) 1.0
Emotion Markup Language (EmotionML) 1.0 Ooh! Markup for metacontent!
Filed under Book Creation, Reference
How Our Professional Elites Are Hired – The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Apparently this is enormously appealing to companies, which makes sense, given that law firms and especially consulting firms are often used as a kind of responsibility deferral system, allowing managers to fall back on some variation on, Yes, technically I … Continue reading
Brazil’s eBook Reader: Positivo Alfa
Not too many people have seen this device. A review of it popped up today, but first let’s look at some pictures:
Filed under eInk Devices
The eBookworld Earthquake Begins Today!
First comes news that Borders will slash the price of the Kobo Reader to $129 and the Aluratek Libre to $99.00. That puts the USB-cable syncing Kobo at $10 less than the WiFi-only Kindle 3. I don’t think that’s enough … Continue reading
Filed under Amazon Kindle, eInk Devices, Kobo Reader
Technology Review: Blogs: Mims’s Bits: ‘Liquid Journals’ Use the Web to Upend Peer Review
Just as news, books and all other forms of printed material are undergoing their own revolutionary transformation from dead-tree media to the infinitely more malleable formats made possible by computers and the Internet, so too have scientific journals begun their … Continue reading
Filed under Digital Overthrow, Quoted, Reference
