The KB, national library of the Netherlands, has announced that they’ve archived 15 million digital documents. The e-Depot was started seven years ago with the goal of securing scientific articles so that information will remain accessible after the original is lost. They also reported that the e-Depot is 15 terabytes in size. press release (Dutch)
Entries from April 22nd, 2010
KB e-Depot reaches milestone: 15m items in digitaal repository
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · digitization projects
Tags:15m·digitaal·edepot·items·kb·milestone·reaches·repository
Introducing the Li Seng VBook
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Android, hardware news
Engadget China is reporting that the Astri My Interactive Device is going to be sold as the Li Seng VBook. As ou might recall, we’ve seen this device. I’m pleased that the Astri MyID is actually going to be available (somewhere). No word yet on price or availability. Efngadget China is reporting that the Astri [...]
Tags:introducing·li·seng·vbook
B&N to tout Nook on TV
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that B&N plans to start advertising the Nook on television. A new Barnes & Noble ad airing Thursday shows a young girl reading the popular children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” and other titles as she grows up. The ad ends with a woman sitting on the beach [...]
Amazon to sell the Kindle in Japan?
April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
Business Week sure thinks so. They’re reporting that Amazon is in talks with Kodansha, one of Japan’s larger publishers. I don’t believe it. Wouldn’t this kind of a negotiation be under a non disclosure agreement? It’s standard practice as a way to guarantee secrecy. I know Amazon has used NDA in the past, and I [...]
It’s Official: Amazon Kindle coming to Target on 25 April
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Yeah, like we hadn’t already figured that out. But they’re only going to be at the flagship store in downtown Minneapolis, and at 102 stores in Southern Florida. The rest of the chain’s 1,740 stores won’t get the Kindle until later this year. press release
Spring Design Alex First Impressions
April 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware reviews
So my unit arrived today, and I’m going to post my first impressions. My battery died fairly quickly even though it said it was fully charged, so this psot won’t be that complete. I used it for about 10 minutes before I realized: The Alex is not an E-reader. No, seriously, it’s not. The Alex [...]
Tags:alex·design·impressions·spring
Overdrive releases audiobook app for iPhone
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of audiobooks and eBooks to libraries and retailers, today announced the availability of OverDrive’s free audiobook application for iPhone®, iPadTM, and iPod touch®. With OverDrive® Media ConsoleTM for iPhone, users can now wirelessly download MP3 audiobooks from OverDrive-powered library and retail websites to their Apple® [...]
Ciando adds 4 publishers to ebookstore
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Ciando just announced that they have signed ebook distribution deals with the German publishers Droemer Knaur, Fischer, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, and Rowohlt. The 1300 fiction and nonfiction books will be offered in E-PUB format. Ciando is also planning to distribute these publisher’s backlists when they are available.
Tags:4·adds·ciando·ebookstore·publishers
B&N signs distribution deal with Salon.com
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: Barnes & Noble, Inc, the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that its website, BN.COM, will expand its reach via a content partnership between its online books and arts magazine, the Barnes & Noble Review, and Salon.com, an award-winning news and entertainment website reaching more than 6 million unique users each month.As [...]
Tags:bn·deal·distribution·saloncom·signs
When Copyright Goes Bad (video)
April 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized, video
I found this video while reading about the watchlist I just posted. The video was made by Access to Knowledge. Here’s a summary of the video: For centuries, copyrighti law has existed to protect creative production whilst promoting public access. But the digital age is challenging this balance and fundamentally changing the nature of the [...]
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