I just got back from watching Shrek Forever After (GO SEE IT NOW), and I went looking on Youtube for clips. I found this: The app is by iStoryTime, and it’s available in Itunes for $1.99. There’s also an iPhone version. Im impressed with the effects, voice over, and the fact that the squeaky toy [...]
Entries from May 21st, 2010
Paper Batteries – could this be the future?
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Do you remember those paper transistors and paper displays that are just now coming out of the lab? Thanks to researchers at Stanford University, it’s now possible to power with a capacitor printed on paper. The paper supercapacitor is made by printing carbon nanotubes onto a treated piece of paper. The researchers are hoping that [...]
WebOS tablet coming in October
May 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
That’s the info I have from a fairly unreliable source, Digitimes. HP is also not going to do a WebOS netbook. Note that I said the source is unreliable. I rate this as a rumor, myself.
Infinity Publishing announces ebook initiative
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · press release, publishing news
From the press release: Infinity Publishing, a pioneer in author-originated book publishing, today announced the introduction of a comprehensive eBook publishing program for published authors and aspiring writers.Infinity’s converted eBooks come with a quality guarantee that allows the author to approve a physical proof prior to their title being entered into marketplace distribution. Infinity eBooks [...]
Hilarious Video: Opposing Voices in Digital Publishing
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · humor, video
This video is a collection of the pat answers you might hear when asking about the future of publishing. I literally LOLed 3 times. via FutureBook
Kodansha to offer first Japanese language ebook
May 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · ipad app, publishing news, Uncategorized
The Mainichi Times is reporting: Publishing company Kodansha has announced that it will start selling an electronic novel by mystery writer Natsuhiko Kyogoku aimed at Apple’s iPad tablet computer and other e-book readers. It is the first time that a major Japanese publisher has embarked on an electronic distribution of new literary titles, the company [...]
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Borders raises $25m, picks up a new Chairman of the board
May 21st, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) today announced that an entity controlled by Bennett S. LeBow has agreed to invest $25 million in the company through a private purchase of 11.1 million shares of the company’s common stock at a purchase price of $2.25 per share and on other terms described below. [...]
Murdoch rails against British Library
May 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · opinion
James Murdoch attacked the British Library’s plans to digitize their several hundred year old, 40m page archive in a speech yesterday. The archive will be available online, but only as a for pay service. Here is an excerpt the Guardian: “This is not simply being done for posterity, nor to make free access for library [...]
LibreDigital hire one, promote 2 execs
May 20th, 2010 · No Comments · publishing news
From the press release: LibreDigital, Inc. today announced the addition of three new members to its executive management team. Publishing industry veteran and former CourseSmart executive Frank Lyman will serve as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). In addition, LibreDigital announced the promotions of Albert Lopez to the position of Vice President of Corporate [...]
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