Kindle, schmindle. The best e-book reader money can buy is the iPhone ditto the iPod touch. Don't believe me? Consider: Amazon's Kindle sells for $349 and has a grayscale screen. It's way too big to fit in a pocket. It's good only for reading. And, let's face it: It's kinda ugly. ...
Amazon certainly orchestrated a coup in getting Oprah Winfrey's endorsement of the Kindle. But while that will continue the product's momentum, it's unlikely to be enough to revolutionize the book business. That's because, as often happens, tech companies get too focused on what their technologies can do and forget to...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1ab18c/mobile_display_rep) has announced the addition of the "Mobile Display Report" subscription to their offering. Coverage: News, analysis and show coverage Readers: Geared toward product planners, design engineers, engineering managers, manufacturing personnel and sales and marketing personnel...
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- ebrary[R], a leading provider of e-content software and services, today announced that it is one of 10 vendors chosen to present Monday, January 26, 2009, at the American Library Association's Technology Showcase, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado. In addition to new technologies in...
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- A Reader is no longer required to view documents in ebrary[R] on Windows or Linux operating systems. The leading provider of e-content software and services today announced the availability of ebrary QuickView[TM], which enables end-users to instantly view documents in many of the leading...
TWAIN, Mark. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Read by William Dufris. 8 cds. 10 hrs.Tantor Audio. 1884/2008. 978-1-4001-0641-8. $34.99. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. Includes eBook. SA After hearing this classic, I am convinced that Twain should only be read aloud so people can listen to his work....
THOREAU, Henry David. Walden. Read by Mel Foster. 10 cds. 11.5 hrs. Tantor Audio. 978-1-4001-0693-6. $32.99. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. Includes eBook. JSA "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-27 October 2008-New PDF reader from iOMMC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com iOMM Limited, a developer of software presentation tools based in Mauritius, announced on 27 October the launch of its POKATreader PDF reader software. The company said that the software allows users to drag and drop...
Worldwide Computer Products News-27 October 2008-New PDF reader from iOMMC1995-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com iOMM Limited, a developer of software presentation tools based in Mauritius, announced on 27 October the launch of its POKATreader PDF reader software. The company said that the software allows users to...
Coming out of talks held during the recentFrankfurt Book Fair, DNAML's DNL eBooks and MPS Mobile's Global Reader arejoining forces to accelerate publisher adoption of the DNL eBook format(.DNL) and the Global Reader mobile format worldwide. DNAML has over 110 million DNL readers currently active on laptops andcomputers in the...
# 1 New York Times bestselling author's popular Cedar Cove titles offered free with purchase of Sony's Reader TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Mira Books, the publisher of some of the bestselling authors across North America, announced today that they have partnered with Sony to create...
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/102803/the_u_s_consumer) has announced the addition of the "The U.S. Consumer Book Publishing & Retailing Market: 2007-2008" report to their offering. A 98-page study providing current intelligence on the U.S. consumer book publishing and book retailing industry; including numbers, issues, trends and profiles...
Global digital distributor OverDrive( www.overdrive.com ) will join Sony Reader, Random House UK, and theInternational Digital Publishing Forum IDPF to present initialexperiences with EPUB eBook distribution at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Thesession titled "Digital Publishing and the EPUB Standard" is part of theFrankfurt Book Fair Digital Lunch program and takes...
Learn to Build iPhone SDK Applications From Author Erica Sadun INDIANAPOLIS -- Addison-Wesley, a division of Pearson Education, is releasing the iPhone Developer's Cookbook, providing Apple developers with information on how to build iPhone applications using the recently-released SDK. News Facts * The iPhone...
Retailer also hosting 'Reader Revolutionaries' for demonstrations at over 200 Borders stores across the country ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- BordersR, the first retailer beyond SonyStyleR stores to carry Sony's Reader Digital Book beginning in 2006, has deepened its support of Sony and e-books, announcing...
Booksellers and publishers attending the FrankfurtBook Fair are invited to attend an open conference session to hear fromrepresentatives from the International Digital Publishing Forum( www.IDPF.org ), Random House UK, OverDrive, Inc., and Sony Reader on recentmilestones for the eBook market and adoption of the EPUB format standard inUS and EU...
Sony eBook Store Offers Enhanced Functionality SAN DIEGO, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- With the latest edition of Sony's Reader Digital Book, announced today, readers can truly let their fingers do the walking. An interactive touch screen display allows for the most intuitive digital reading experience...
Window-dwelling 'Reader' to Help Contribute eBooks to Schools SAN DIEGO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- To help combat a general decline in reading in the U.S., particularly among young people, Sony is spearheading a so-called "Reader Revolution" to spark the imaginations of young readers and engage the public...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flexible electronics, which are key to the production of portable devices with displays that bend and fold--thanks to the use of polymer materials--is a rapidly growing field, driven by consumer demand for smaller, lighter, and higher-performing electronic products with larger displays. Flexible displays and circuit technologies...
Amazon's Kindle eBook reader has enjoyed huge success since its launch last November, according to the company. Although the device houses a 6-inch rigid not a flexible display in its molded plastic case, it suggests the vast potential of electronic-paper technology. Lighter than a paperback at 10.3 ounces, the Kindle...
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