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Aldiko 2.0 coming soon(ish) – adds support for Adobe DRM

December 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · software news

This popped up on the Aldiko home page today. Do you see where it says Adobe DRM compatible? Well, that includes B&N. It’s not out yet, unfortunately, but you can sign up to be emailed when it is.

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Adobe are having a Black Friday Sale

November 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebook tools, sales

Only it’s not much of a sale.  I compared Adobe’s price in their webstore with Amazon’s, and Amazon had the lower price 7 times out of 8.  And for most of the items the difference was more than $50. But if you still want to buy from Adobe, here are the details: Save $50 off [...]

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Adobe Reader X now available

November 18th, 2010 · No Comments · software news

From the announcement: Adobe Reader X is now available! Download Reader X for desktop at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or access the mobile app on the Android Market via your Android device. With over one billion downloads, Adobe Reader continues its leadership as the global standard in PDF viewing and interaction. Reader X for desktop enables an even [...]

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Adobe to offer 3 webinars on Acrobat

November 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · webinar

I just found this on the Adobe Acrobat blog.  I’ve already signed up for a couple of the sessions. They’re free (but you have to register first). Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Acrobat Join Lori DeFurio, group product marketing manager, Acrobat Solutions, on November 17, 10 a.m. PST, to learn about the [...]

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You’re not going to believe what Adobe are doing with Webkit (video)

November 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · software news, video

I would sit down before watching this demo video. Adobe have been working to provide Webkit with some facilitating new interactive features. FYI: Webkit is an open source web browser that is also used in a number of reading apps (iBooks, calibre, and others). This isn’t just for web content.

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Adobe Reader now available for Windows Phone 7

October 25th, 2010 · No Comments · software news

Adobe just announced this on their blog: We’re pleased to announce the availability of Adobe Reader 9.0.0 on the Windows Phone 7 platform.  If you have a Windows Phone 7 handset, you should be able to install Adobe Reader from the Zune Marketplace right away. Some of the key features in this release are: High-quality [...]

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Adobe Acrobat X coming soon

October 18th, 2010 · 2 Comments · press release, software news

From the press release: Adobe Systems Incorporated today introduced the Adobe® Acrobat® X software family – Acrobat X, Reader® X, the Acrobat X Suite and new document exchange services at Acrobat.com – that empowers professionals to innovate and create higher quality content, driving tighter collaboration and productivity across teams in today’s dynamic business environments. “In [...]

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Adobe InDesign can now make Kindle ebooks

September 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Amazon

Just a second while I check to see if hell froze over. Kidding aside, this is actually good news. Amazon just announced on one of the Kindle blogs that they have released a plug in for in Design. Once you download and install it, you can generate a Kindle ebook from an .indd file. Having [...]

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Adobe Reader for Android updated now supports 6 languanges

August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · software news

From the Adobe Reader blog: Ici. Hier. Qui. Aquí. Hier. It’s here – today we added support for five additional languages for Adobe Reader for Android: French, German, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. In this update (V9.0.2) Android phone users in these locales can now view and interact with PDF files in the language most convenient [...]

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GooReader – not as good as Google or Adobe Reader

August 13th, 2010 · 1 Comment · software reviews

GooReader was just announced this morning, and it made a splash this morning in the press. FYI: it’s a reading app for Windows that ties in to GB (Google Books). You can search GB and read the books from inside the app. There’s both a free and a paid version ($30). The paid version is [...]

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