Category Archives: xBooks

January 20, 2012

Now All eBook Eyes Turn To Kobo

Children of @elandes reading on Kobo eReaders And FINALLY got to fondle the Kobo Touch. How I wish that ran Android and could be rooted!! Better form factor than Nook Touch. @mserbinis— Mike Cane (@mikecane) January 20, 2012 And you … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2012

The Missing iBooks 2 Post

I made a special trip into Manhattan today to go to the Apple Store to try out iBooks 2. Unfortunately, it wasn’t yet loaded onto any iDevices. Apple Corporate has to give the word. There are things to consider when … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2012

School Textbooks Change Forever Starting Today: Wikitextbooks

Later today Apple will unveil its new authoring software for interactive multimedia digital books — what I call xBooks. While pompous partners of print will line up to endorse it, Apple doesn’t give a shit or even a half shit … Continue reading →

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January 3, 2012

Two Years Later, Apple Is Bringing The xBooks

2011: This Month’s Apple Event To Focus On Publishing And iBooks 2009: Apple Will Break Open The Digital Book Floodgates I’ve been waiting and waiting and waiting. “xBook” is my designation, coined here: Since people cannot decide whether they are … Continue reading →

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May 21, 2011

Apple Patent Lays Groundwork For Web-Based Digital Books

A New Patent Application from Apple Introduces us to a Breakthrough Platform Independent Word Processor Apple states that although the present invention is primarily described in the context of a browser-based word processing system, the present invention could in fact … Continue reading →

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November 29, 2010

Smartphones Will Lead To Smart xBooks

First Look at Aro for iPhone: Can This Semantic Software Replace Your Core Mobile Apps? As innovative as the technology is, the interface still feels too technical, as if built by engineers not designers. The objects Aro recognizes are circled … Continue reading →

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Filed under Digital Book, Metadata, xBooks

October 27, 2010

Does The NookColor Have An iPad Factor?

WE know NookColor is not a tablet. But will people CARE? Just like some people “know” the iPad “isn’t a computer.”Wed Oct 27 13:22:22 via webMike Canemikecane @mikecane No, nobody cares that nook color is not a “tablet”.Wed Oct 27 … Continue reading →

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October 6, 2010

“Round Books”

A German author has come up with a new kind of reading experience — a “libroid.” The “libroid” has no pages and therefore no page numbers — readers keep track of their progress with the percentage of the text they … Continue reading →

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September 28, 2010

Blio: Round Two. It’s STILL FAIL!

I borrowed someone’s modern (less than six months old!) notebook to give Blio another try because of the whining resistance I encountered on Twitter about my original post. I did photos. I didn’t want to deal with the hassle of … Continue reading →

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Filed under eBooks: General, Pricing, xBooks

September 28, 2010

Blio Is Here And It’s FAIL. Next!

Finally, Blio is here! The New New Shiny Thing that will revolutionize reading and throw dirt on all those eInk devices and show the genius of Ray Kurzweil who is Sure How Books Must Be Done. Forget it, Jack! This … Continue reading →

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