Zondervan, a Christian publisher, announced last week that they had sold Symtio. They did not say who was buying the company, but Symtio is now showing on their About page that they’re owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Absent a formal announcement, I don’t really know that News Corp bought Symtio, but I think they [...]
Entries from June 22nd, 2010
Apple now hiring iBookstore Managers for France, Germany
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, ebookstore news
Actualitte just tipped me to a couple job openings with Apple for iBookstore Managers in France and Germany. Curiously enough, the position in Germany has been open since April. There’s nothing surprising in the job listing: The role includes: working with management, regionally and in Cupertino to determine strategies and priorities for iBooks in Germany [...]
book flip scanner
June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · digitization projects, hardware news
This is a few months old, but I just came across it and it is so very very cool. Some researchers at the University of Tokyo are working on a truly high speed book scanner. The scanner works by letting you rapidly flip the pages of a book in front of a high-speed camera. When [...]
Morning Links 22 June 2010
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · links post
This is a collection of links for Tuesday the 22nd.
New firmware available for the Sony Reader
June 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
An independent developer has just released a new firmware for the Sony PRS-300 and PRS-505. The company’s name is EbookApps, and this is their first publicly released product.The initial release was on 1 June, and I just tried the updated version they released on 17 June. You can download the firmware at ebookapplications.com. Installation is [...]
Borders launch iPad app
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · borders, ipad app
The Borders iPad app is now available in the App Store. The early reviews describe it as a more refined version of the Kobo iPad app. I’m somewhat relieved. When I first heard about the app I thought it was going to be a store app. That would have been a waste of money, given [...]
Apple rolls out iOS4
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Apple is now offering the iOS4 upgrade. Inspite of the long download time it’s still worth getting (iBooks requires it). I wonder if anyone’s going to get it amid the e-reader hubbub today. FYI: First gen iPhones can’t use it. Was abandoning older devices really a good idea?
PVI changes name to E Ink
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Yuan Tai Technologies Inc. announced today that it has changed the international version of its name from Prime View International (PVI) to E Ink Holdings Incorporated (E Ink). This change was approved at the Annual General Meeting held today. With this change Yuan Tai Technologies reaffirms its strong commitment to ePaper, [...]
Amazon Kindle now $189 – not a joke
June 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Amazon, hardware news
Amazon just dropped the price of the Kindle by $70. It’s now $189. That’s a _new_ Kindle, too. Don’t justtake my word for it: amazon.com/kindle. Boy, am I glad I was sitting down. I was expecting a response, just not so fast. Let the price wars commence. P. S. Thanks for the tip Dave. EDIT: [...]
Foxit withdraw from Europe
June 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
It’s official. Actualitte is reporting that PDf software maker Foxit has shut down their European subsidiary. They’ve already ceased operations, and will formally shut down by 30 June. So what does this mean for ebooks? Not much. Their e-reader development team had always been based in the US and Taiwan, not Europe. The only conclusion [...]
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