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EpubCheck 1.1 now available

November 21st, 2010 · No Comments · ebook tools

Liza Daly of ThreePress Consulting just announced that the latest build of EpubCheck. Some of the improvements include: Error message generated for valid ISO8601 date [BUG] Dates with timestamps were being incorrectly flagged as invalid. Checking for unused files which are not in the manifest [ENHANCEMENT] EpubCheck will now issue a warning if files are [...]

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Toshiba Libretto coming to Japan on 11 August

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Toshiba have finally given a release date for their dual screen netbook. According to PCWatch the Libretto W100 will be released in Japan on 11 August. Just for the sake of giggles I went  and looked up the specs again. The W100 has 2 7″ screens and runs Windows 7 on a 1.2 GHz CPU. [...]

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iBooks 1.1 out now, breaks dictionary

June 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Apple, ipad app

iLounge is reporting that the new version of iBooks brekas the dictionary look up feature. This problem appears to only be affecting ebooks that weren’t purchased from the iBookstore.  If you’ve converted ebooks using calibre (or bought ebooks elsewhere) then you might encounter this bug. iLounge also has instructions on how to fix it. Unfortunately [...]

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Evening Links 10 June 2010

June 10th, 2010 · No Comments · links post

This is another overflow edition of the morning links post. Enjoy.

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