We can maybe imagine a world where everyone has an iPad. It might even be quite nice: Universal publishing standards could be set, we would all know where we stood. But the reality is that not everyone will buy an iPad, Apple doesn’t …

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Through the ICDL for iPad app, children, parents, teachers and librarians will be able to access the International Children’s Digital Library on the iPad and use the ICDL’s award-winning children’s search engine developed by researchers …

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Sony announced their new e-readers today, and they represent another nail in the coffin of epub. You see, there’s one detail about the new devices that most.

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Glowing praise in the dark for digital books The Guardian (blog) No angels or devils appear, no gothic letters sprout curls of foliage, when you open an iBook: the illumination rather consists of a backlit white screen on …

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People iPad app free to print subscribers Finally a publisher are rewarding their print subscribers (rather than… Where Are All the iOS Magazine Subscription Apps? by Joe Wilkert reposted with permission from Joe Wikert’s Publishing. …

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People iPad app free to print subscribers Finally a publisher are rewarding their print subscribers (rather than… Where Are All the iOS Magazine Subscription Apps? by Joe Wilkert reposted with permission from Joe Wikert’s Publishing. …

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Using Adobe Digital Editions is the key to using non-B&N purchased content on your nook. It’s quite easy to setup and get books on your nook. This video takes you through the configuration, book download, and transferring process. For more nook ideas and help see nooktalk.net

PressReader from NewspaperDirect allows you to read over 1000 full content newspapers and magazines on the iRex Digital Reader. Unlike Amazons Kindle which offers limited website content from only 58 titles, PressReader allows users to download over 1000 full-content newspapers in their original format, with all the articles, pictures, cartoons and advertisements found in the printed editions. This ensures that all 1000+ publications on the iRex are recognized as audited paid circulation by international audit bureaus, a critical factor for publishers looking to increase revenues and reach.

The rise of eReaders is revolutionising the way people read but the future in the electronic age is far from clear. Google is part of the movement towards a virtual library, with plans already underway to digitise millions of books. But as Al Jazeera’s Cath Turner reports, there are fears that Google is running roughshod over copyright and privacy laws. (02 Apr 10)

Netflix subscribers hoping to stream HBO series through the company’s Watch Instantly service may have a long time to wait. Because the deal that would allow them to do it is looking increasingly more unlikely.

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