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June 23 2009
Presenters at O'Reilly's Twitter Boot Camp, held June 15 in New York, offered a variety of best practices and case studies revolving around Twitter's business, marketing, branding and advertising opportunities. Slides from the day's presentations are available below (click the... read moreCrunchPad Tablet Prototype Coming Together
June 04 2009
The low-cost tablet project ("CrunchPad") from TechCrunch is nearing the working-prototype stage: This launch prototype is another significant step forward from the last prototype. The screen is now flush with... read moreGoogle's Browser-Based Plan for Ebook Sales
June 01 2009
BEA '09 may be remembered as the moment when Google formally entered the ebook market. From the New York Times: Mr. [Tom] Turvey [director of strategic partnerships at Google] said... read moreTwitter Boot Camp Coming June 15 in New York
May 12 2009
Twitter seems simple on the surface, but it takes practice to harness Twitter's audience development power. That's why we're hosting a one-day Twitter Boot Camp in New York City... read moreAmazon Demos Large Screen Kindle DX
May 06 2009
Amazon released the large-form Kindle DX this morning. Notable specs include: The $489 DX ($130 more than Kindle 2) will be shipped this summer. It's currently available for pre-order through... read moreReport: Large-Form Kindle to Target Textbooks and Newspapers
May 05 2009
The Wall Street Journal says a large-form Kindle -- rumored to make its debut tomorrow -- will be partially targeted at the textbook market: Beginning this fall, some students... read moreApril 27 2009
Lexcycle, the company behind Stanza, has just announced it's been acquired by Amazon: We are not planning any changes in the Stanza application or user experience as a result of... read moreSony-Google Deal Adds 500k Public Domain Books to E-Reader
March 19 2009
Sony is adding 500,000 public domain EPUB-based titles to its Reader catalog through a partnership with Google. Paul Biba at Teleread examines Sony's rationale: Sony's apparent intent, meanwhile, beyond... read moreJakob Nielsen: Kindle Content Must be Kindle-Specific
March 16 2009
Jakob Nielsen offers an in-depth look at Kindle formatting best practices: For Kindle, it's certainly unacceptable to simply repurpose print content. But you can't repurpose website content, either. For... read moreMarch 04 2009
Users of the iPhone and iPod Touch can now tap into Amazon's Kindle store with the free Kindle for iPhone application. From The New York Times: The move comes a... read moreExcerpting Best Practices Hinge on Intent
March 02 2009
A piece in the New York Times reignites the fair use debate by asking: How much excerpting does fair use cover? It's a reasonable question, particularly since Google News, the... read moreHearst Gets Into the E-Reader Game
February 27 2009
Hearst Corp. is developing its own wireless e-reader that may debut this year. From Fortune: According to industry insiders, Hearst, which publishes magazines ranging from Cosmopolitan to Esquire and newspapers... read moreFebruary 09 2009
I've got just enough time between TOC tutorial sessions for a quick Kindle 2 post. As anticipated, Amazon unveiled Kindle 2 this morning. The $359 update is thinner (0.36... read moreWebcast Video: Youth & Creativity -- Emerging Trends in Self-Expression and Publishing
February 02 2009
Below you'll find the full recording from the TOC webcast, "Youth & Creativity: Emerging Trends in Self-Expression and Publishing," with Julie Baher and Bill Westerman.... read moreWebcast Video: Essential Tools of an XML Workflow
January 30 2009
Below you'll find the full recording from the TOC webcast, "Essential Tools of an XML Workflow," with Laura Dawson.... read moreRecent Posts | All Posts
