by Eric Landes First off, I want to make something clear: I have essentially nothing to do with the publishing industry. I’m a technical writer who has been in software my entire career. I’m experimenting with writing fiction, and as a prospective author, am very curious about where the industry is going during the largest [...]
Entries Tagged as 'problems'
Borders are BROKE!
December 30th, 2010 · 7 Comments · ebookstore news
If you have any Borders gift cards laying around, now would be a good time to spend them. I just got off the phone with a Borders PR rep. She read me the official statement about Borders’ current financial crisis. I’m going to quote it in its entirety because this one is scary. If I [...]
Kobo, Borders had server problems over Christmas
December 28th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Apparently B&N weren’t the only one who forgot to plan ahead. Yesterday, a reader tipped me to the server issues that Borders had had over Christmas. This reader was still having trouble 2 days later, sadly.
More iPad Wifi problems
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
This time it’s from South Korea. The Wall Street Journal is reporting: South Korea’s culture minister, Yu In-chon, strode into a government briefing room Monday for what seemed to be a routine photo-op as his ministry announced a $50 million program to help develop the country’s budding electronic-books industry. But trouble came when Mr. Yu [...]
E-book switch: More problems than solutions?
April 15th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
From The Journal (a student newspaper at Webster University, St. Louis Missouri): Technology is improving. There is no doubt about that. But with new technology, there is a price. And for Webster University students, that price comes right out of their wallets. The School of Communications would like to become more eco-friendly and go green. [...]
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