by Eric Landes First off, I want to make something clear: I have essentially nothing to do with the publishing industry. I’m a technical writer who has been in software my entire career. I’m experimenting with writing fiction, and as a prospective author, am very curious about where the industry is going during the largest [...]
Entries from March 30th, 2011
Where U.S. (Smashwords) Ebook Buyers Live
March 29th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
by Mark Coker Have you ever wondered where the most voracious ebook readers live? Probably not. It’s a fun question, though, and for the the first time ever I present the data to you. I set out to determine which states ebook buyers live in, and then I wanted to know how the states stack [...]
Reading Apps on a Win7 tablet: a brief roundup
March 29th, 2011 · 5 Comments · software reviews
I’ve been playing with my Inspiron Duo for the past few days, and I thought I’d take a few minutes to discuss which reading apps worked well on the touch screen. This is just an overview of the apps; some won’t need any more details and the ones that do will be covered in depth [...]
Blast From the Past: HP 360LX
March 28th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Blast from the Past, hardware reviews
Back before the e-reader boom, I collected various handheld gadgets which I could adapt as e-readers. This was back in the heady days of 2008, when my only practical choices for e-readers were Kindle, Sony, Bookeen, and Ebookwise. There was also Irex, but frankly they were too expensive. This post is an expansion and update [...]
My web host is suffering a DDoS attack right now
March 28th, 2011 · No Comments · blog maintenance
If you can read this, then you managed to avoid the congestion. Congratulations. A number of people have reports that they have trouble visiting TDR. My hosting company have told me that they are currently the victim of a distributed denial of service attack. They’re dealing with it as fast as they can.
Borders Aren’t Just Cutting Back on Stores
March 28th, 2011 · 4 Comments · borders, hardware news
They’ve also reduced the number of e-readers they sell. Borders launched their Area-e, the store department where they promote eBooks and e-readers, last year with the stated goal of having the broadest selection of e-readers anywhere in the US. There was talk of having 10 or more models on display for customers to try. Sidenote: [...]
I’ll be in NYC next week
March 27th, 2011 · No Comments · blog maintenance
NAPCO will be holding their annual Publishing Business Conference & Expo up in NYC next week, and I be attending. It ‘s on monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday is the Think E-Reading Summit. If anyone in NYC would like to say hello while I’m in town, drop me a line. I’m coming in Sunday night [...]
I was right: The funds for a 1:1 iPad program don’t exist
March 27th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion
I’ve written posts before objecting to public schools starting iPad pilot programs. My main argument was that they don’t have the funds to follow through and give every student an iPad. Well, yesterday I came across a school district outside of Minneapolis that just proved me right.
iPad-itis
March 27th, 2011 · 4 Comments · humor, video
The BBC made this funny little clip about an ad exec who can’t distinguish between an iPad and real life. So when”s the right time to stop making fun of the iPad? Easy: when it stops being funny.
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Kindle, Audible, and the real story from this past week
March 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · opinion
In this post I’m planning to show you the man behind the curtain. I’m hoping to give you a better understanding of what I can see, both as a blogger and as someone who watches the media. So the hot story this past week was about how the Kindle Wifi could now download Audible audiobooks [...]
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