iPad: new features spied in TV ad!
Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, UK, Video, iPad, reader
Via 9to5Mac
The iPad ad that debuted on Sunday during the Oscars has been rewound, slowed down and pored over by Aple watchers, and they’ve dug up some details previously unknown ahead of launch. Want to know what the new Apple iPad features are? Read on.
Press pause at the right time on the Apple iPad advert, [...]
E-books coming to Borders, Angus & Robertson
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by JD in AU, News
via theaustralian.com.au
REDGROUP Retail, owner of the Angus & Robertson and Borders bookstore chains, will begin selling electronic book readers and e-books within months in partnership with Canadian bookseller Indigo.
Redgroup chief David Fenlon said the company aimed to launch the Kobo e-book service late next month via its Borders online retailing division, once a sufficient [...]
VIDEO: 1Cross Tech Book – the hybrid Android e-reader
Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, Video, reader, review
ARMdevices.net
It's debatable whether the act of reading on a Kindle or the like is actually preferable to perusing something bound and printed on paper, but regardless 1Cross Tech's MIDhybrid helps to bring bring the two experiences closer together. It's an e-reader with an E-Ink screen on the left and a small LCD plus keypad on [...]
How to design for ebooks – course notes
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by JD in News
via arthurattwell.com
During last year at Electric Book Works, I received more and more calls from publishers (of all sizes) wondering how they should start making ebooks. While I point a lot of people towards outsourcing conversion, I actually don't believe that's a long-term solution for a frontlist. Making ebooks should be a zero-cost by-product of [...]
Apple pushes iPad back to “late April” in Australia
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by JD in AU, News, iPad
As you may have heard by now, the iPad won't be on sale in Australia until "late April", at which point Aussie iPadders will be able to choose either flavour – W-Fi or 3G.
What a downer. This is quite unusual for Apple, doing a "launch" announcement, then allowing delays (and possibly a production shortage) to [...]
10% off at Fictionwise, eReader.com this weekend
Posted on 06. Mar, 2010 by JD in Discounts, News
OK, eBargain hunter, here are some last-minute coupons for 10% off your order this weekend at Fictionwise.com and eReader.com, and 100% Micropay rebates on titles at Fictionwise. Get reading (after shopping, naturally). Refer relevant codes on checkout…
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This week’s coupons, discounts and special offers
Posted on 05. Mar, 2010 by JD in Discounts, News
EBOOKS.COM
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Job Board: Australia, Apple wants you to run iBookstore
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by JD in AU, News, iPad
Via Nate and MacRumors
A job listing for “Manager, iBooks Asia Pacific & Canada” has surfaced. Here is part of the job description:
This position is responsible for launching and growing the iBook business in Asia Pacific and Canada and building an extensive offering for customers. This will involve working with the iBooks and iTunes teams in [...]
India unveils its first reader – the Pi
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, kindle, review
Yes, you'd have to say that India is one of the great untapped ebook markets. But the tap has begun dripping with online retailer infibeam.com's recent launch of their Pi ereader.
Sure, there's a lot about it that looks like a direct knockoff from the Kindle – not least of which is the Infibeam logo – [...]
CeBIT Video: Asus DR-900
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by JD in News, Video, reader, review
via feeds.mobileread.com
Looks like a slick 9-inch device, but has the usual e-Ink refresh lag, and – worryingly for me – takes more than the usual amount of pressure to get the touchscreen to respond. But it looks very light and thin and comes in wi-fi and 3G versions. No word on pricing or availability yet.
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