Time Inc just announced a new subscription plan for Sports Illustrated. $48 a year will get you full access to the iconic sports magazine on the web, Android, and WebOS. (Did you notice that iOS is missing?) The new platform will offer the “iconic print magazine” on all devices, starting with Android tablets and smartphones [...]
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Sports Illustrated to launch cross platform digital subscription plan
February 11th, 2011 · 1 Comment · press release
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Carlsen Comics to use Aquafadas’ digital comics platform
January 31st, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
Carlsen are one of the 3 biggest comics publishers in Germany, and they also publish in Denmark and Sweden. This story is really just a footnote, but I find it interesting. Digital comics are about to go into the format wars that ebooks went through in the past decade. I’m still researching it, so I [...]
Flat World Knowledge raised $15m funding for their open textbook platform
January 20th, 2011 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Flat World Knowledge, the largest publisher of free and open college textbooks for students worldwide, today announced it has secured $15 million in Series B funding led by Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG, a leading international media company, and Bessemer Venture Partners, a top [...]
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Digital publishing platform Onswipe raise $1 million in financing
January 13th, 2011 · No Comments · ebook tools
So do you recall how I’ve said that apps are dead and that the future is in web content (HTML5)? Well, Onswipe feel the same way and that’s why their new platform is targeted at browsers, not apps. t hasn’t been released yet and so far as I can tell no one has even seen [...]
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Pandigital Novel to go open platform
January 6th, 2011 · 11 Comments · hardware news
Do you see all those e-readers? That’s what my desk looks like at home. I’m back from the Pepcom event, and I’m glad I went. I now have a couple pieces of info to share.
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comiXology to launch digital comics authoring platform
November 17th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: It’s not x-ray vision or the ability to fly faster than a speeding bullet but comiXology, the leading digital comics distributor for the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and the Web, is empowering comic publishers and creators with the next best thing with the launch of the Guided View™ Authoring Tools early [...]
New E-ink development platform now available
November 4th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
Crystalfontz have just released their new development kit, the CFA-910. This $400 kit ships with a 6″ Vizplex screen, 400MHz CPU, 128MB RAM, 2 card slots, USB Host, ethernet, along with several switches and LEDs. It runs Linux (of course), and there’s an optional touchscreen component. Here’s an edge view (note the USB port): BTW, [...]
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McGraw-Hill introduce new custom publishing platform: Create
October 11th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: McGraw-Hill Education has brought custom publishing into the 21st century with McGraw-Hill Create (www.mcgrawhillcreate.com), an innovative platform that gives instructors unprecedented control over and customization of higher education classroom content. Gone are the days when professors had no choice in how to assemble content for classroom instruction, or had to wait [...]
Mediaspectrum launched iPad app platform
September 15th, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app, press release
From the press release: Mediaspectrum today introduced Adrenalin, the first complete solution for publishers seeking to create a customized news-reading application for Apple’s iPad and other tablet devices. Adrenalin powers the three pillars of every digital news organization—dynamic content, integrated advertising, and subscription management—and offers publishers a low-risk, low-cost opportunity to establish a powerful presence [...]
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