I don’t know if you’ve seen this news yet, but the online GMail service has been losing emails from some users’ inbox this weekend. Actually, it would be more accurate to say everything has disappeared from some GMail accounts. <-If that doesn’t scare you, it should. Google are working on a fix, but I wouldn’t [...]
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Apple’s next step after digital content
February 23rd, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion
Everyone’s talking right now about Apple extorting a 30% cut from developers who want to sell digital content on iOS. Sony’s app was bounced, as was Readability’s app. We’ve even heard that the ebook apps are going to go away at the end of June. But have you considered what Apple’s next step will be? [...]
Diamond, iVerse to offer digital content via comics shops
February 10th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Diamond Comics Distributors announced today that they were partnering with iVerse Media, developers of ComicsPLUS reader, to sell digital comics in 2700 comic book stores across the US. Unlike the comiXology program I discussed a few weeks ago, this new platform will include an in-store component. Retailers will need only an internet connection and a [...]
How to send web content directly to your Kindle
January 19th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebook tools, tips and tricks
by Chris Walters Yesterday Lifehacker told everyone about Send to Kindle, a new extension for the Chrome web browser that lets you email articles and blog posts directly to your Kindle. It’s a great tool, but not very useful if you don’t use Chrome. Here are some other easy ways to quickly send content to [...]
New Chrome plug-in lets you email web content to your Kindle
January 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · ebook tools
I’ve just come across a new plug-in for the Chrome web browser. Like DotEpub it helps you convert a webpage into an ebook. But Send to Kindle goes step further. It not only converts the content, but it also automatically emails it to your Kindle. It’s fast and easy to delete ads, blank and other [...]
California State University to License Content from Major College Publishers
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · press release
I almost didn’t cover this, because this program was announced back in May. Right now all they’re doing is announcing that they’ve signed a bunch of textbook publishers to add their books to The Digital Marketplace. So what is The Digital Marketplace? Basically, the California State University System decided to adopt a single platform for [...]
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Something you could do with active content (but shouldn’t)
August 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · active content, ebook format
I just came across the following link today. It leads to a demo for a book cover where the letters float around the cover until they happen to fall into the correct spot. Check it out. I can’t tell you who did the work. Does anyone know? I hate it. If you use it _please_ [...]
Cyberwolf helps publishers sell DRMed content on their site
June 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news, press release, publishing news
From the press release: CyberWolf Inc., an Adobe Content Server Solution Provider, announces offering that enables publishers to sell Adobe DRM secured content directly from their own ecommerce sites. Adobe Content Server DRM has been adopted by a number of major players within the publishing industry and, via the new CyberWolf Download Service (CDS), is [...]
US Digital Content to hit $33b in 2020
May 6th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
mediaIDEAS (a global research and advisory firm) has just released a report with their predictions for how the US ebook market is going to grow over the next 10 years. Here’s the high point from the press release: According to the report, at the end of 2014, the US user base of e-readers will have [...]
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