This artist thoughtfully destroys books to create a piece. The way she happened upon this style is rather interesting: I realized I owned many books that were no longer of use to me, or for that matter, anyone else. Would I ever need “Windows 95?” After soaking it in the bathtub for a few hours, [...]
Entries from March 17th, 2011
LibreDigital distributed more magazines in the last 3 months than they did the 12 months before
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
They’re reporting that they saw 175% more revenue in November through January than they did in the previous 12 months combined. That’s over 10 times as much revenue when expanded to cover a year. Of course, we don’t know what it was before, so the wow factor is dependent on that older number. This shouldn’t [...]
Samsung to release 2 new Galaxy Player PMPs
March 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news
Samsung just announced a pair of 4″ and 5″ media players. BTW, do you recall that Galaxy 5 Wifi we saw a few weeks back? I bet that’s one of the 2 announced today. The Galaxy players come with a pair of cameras (VGA & 2.3MP), Wifi, 8GB Flash Storage, a microSD card slot, speaker, [...]
The Daily to launch in Europe by June
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · ipad app
Rupert Murdoch is a believer in failing big. That’s why he’s going to launch the Daily in as many countries as he can before it implodes. Jonathan Miller, CDO at News Corporation,was speaking on a panel at the Abu Dhabi Media Summit when he was asked about the future of The Daily. He said that [...]
US ebook sales set new high in January
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The AAP have released their end of year statistics for the US book market. Note that these numbers only reflect the US market, and don’t include all publishers and retailers. Ebook sales hit a record high of $69.9 million USD, which is an increase of about $20 million over December ebook sales, and well over [...]
Kindle gets a Notepad app
March 17th, 2011 · 6 Comments · kindle app
It’s a pretty good one, too. Have you ever used one of the Notepad ebooks on the Kindle? If not, you can make one by creating an empty ebook and then adding typed notes. They never really worked well for me, which is why I’m glad to finally get a real notepad app. Late last [...]
RedGroup had been trying to sell Whitcoulls for the past year
March 17th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news, redgroup
Several new details have come to light since I last wrote about RedGroup Retail bankruptcy. Earlier this week the Australian Federal Court granted the Administrators for RedGroup Retail more time before they have to meet with RedGroup’s creditors. This is good; the pitchforks will be sharper and there will be more torches when the former [...]
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Funniest iPad 2 video yet
March 17th, 2011 · 3 Comments · humor
This video is a clip from a late night British tv show called 10 O’Clock Live. The host is Charlie Brooker, and he is an exceptionally sarcastic comedian. Trust me, this is worth 4 minutes of your time.
B&N signs exclusive deal with Eric Carle
March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Barnes & Noble have just announced that they have signed an exclusive deal to distribute the work of Eric Carle, the famed children’s author. Unfortunately, this deal isn’t for his books to be released for the NookColor. Damn. That would have been so cool. No, this deal is for a bunch of exclusive Eric Carle [...]
Will the iPad 2 blend? Yes it will! (video)
March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · humor, video
It was only a matter of time before this was posted. The guys at Will It Blend have released their next video, and this time the iPad 2 is their victim. Gah, what a waste of money. But I do think the effort they put into shooting actually makes it halfway funny.
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