Overhyped, Overpriced & Disappointing: iPad? No, iPod in 2001
"I still can't believe this! All this hype for something so ridiculous! … I want something new! I want them to think differently! Why oh why would they do this?! It's so wrong! It's so stupid!"
(tags: apple ipad ipod)
links for 2010-01-30
on 30 January, 2010
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links for 2010-01-29
on 29 January, 2010
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Digital Publishing Forum
Presentation slides now available: It's convergence, Steve, but not as we'd hoped it might be
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IPad Pricing Is an Issue for Print Publishers – NYTimes.com
With a few notable exceptions, the print world welcomed Apple’s new iPad on Wednesday, eager to tap into the 125 million customers who already have iTunes accounts and are [...]
Apple iPad
on 27 January, 2010
Posted in General
@stephenfry says: Nothing you can say about the iPad matches the experience of using it. So much more than a large iPhone or small laptop. Stunning feel.
The long-awaited convergence device is here. General chatter about the web seems to be that perhaps the reality doesn’t live up to the iDream (sorry, no more iPuns, I [...]
links for 2010-01-26
on 26 January, 2010
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Apple in Talks with McGraw-Hill, Hachette over Tablet – BusinessWeek
The maker of the iPhone is discussing ways to include McGraw-Hill and Hachette e-book titles on its tablet, due to be introduced Jan. 27
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Will piracy rip the spine out of ebooks? | News | TechRadar UK
David Hewson for one is aghast. "I will happily write [...]
links for 2010-01-25
on 25 January, 2010
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A Big-Picture Look at Google, Microsoft, Apple and Yahoo – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
Stepping back further than a single search engine fight, it’s evident that Google, Microsoft, Apple, and even Yahoo are now competing in numerous different business arenas.
(tags: google apple microsoft)
links for 2010-01-23
on 23 January, 2010
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What Would It Feel Like to Hold a 10-Inch Apple Tablet? – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com
The imminent Apple tablet announcement is purportedly just days away. For weeks, reports have been flowing from screen manufacturers that an Apple tablet computer could offer a 10-inch screen.
(tags: apple tablet)
Apple’s disruption of the ebook market has nothing to do [...]
Welcome to the busiest year ever!
on 22 January, 2010
Posted in General, Sara's Manifesto
Hello and welcome to 2010, everyone. In each of the last three years, publishers and the media have asked, ‘Will this year / next year be the year of the ebook?’ I think in 2010 we can all offer a resounding ‘Yes’ to that question. Digitalists, prepare for your busiest year ever!
I hardly need [...]
links for 2010-01-22
on 22 January, 2010
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With Rival E-Book Readers, It’s Amazon vs. Apple – NYTimes.com
It’s a formidable high-tech face-off: Amazon.com versus Apple for the hearts and minds of book publishers, authors and readers.
(tags: devices)
links for 2010-01-19
on 19 January, 2010
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Three Jobs Publishing Houses Need to Fill in 2010 : The New Sleekness
In this era of layoffs and pay freezes across the industry, it might seem silly to talk about new positions that publishing houses should be looking to fill. I can hear you all groaning from here: with what time, exactly, should we [...]
links for 2010-01-18
on 18 January, 2010
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Kindle fans punish book that delayed digital edition
Amazon.com has been pushing publishers to release new books in hardcover and in electronic form for its Kindle readers at the same time. But some key publishers are holding back the digital edition of new titles by weeks or months to preserve hardcover sales (Kindle books are typically [...]
