I thought I would write a quick update on the redevelopment of panmacmillan.com since the initial launch early 2012. We've been building upon and extending the web platform substantially over the last year.
Read MoreAn overview from the panel at the Mashable Media Summit, with some interesting insight from the FT and Google.
Do Publishers Really Need Native Apps?
A really good rundown of a talk given by Stephen Pinches about the ft.com, from the ever insightful Martin Belham.
“Optimising the FT using HTML5 and customer data” - Stephen Pinches at #TAS12
Craig Mod builds upon his excellent talk given at this years Books in Browsers.
Ars Technica have a fascinating article on how 10 years ago four Microsoft engineers predicted DRM would fail.
Last week Tor Books announced that it would be going DRM-free on all its ebooks over the next three months. This means that the technology which controls the use of content will be removed. For Tor authors, who are generally a tech-savvy bunch, there is a strong sense that DRM inhibits committed fans using legitimately-purchased ebooks in perfectly legal ways, like moving them from one kind of e-reader to another. For readers, DRM can be seen as an irritant which makes ebooks less portable and flexible than printed books.
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