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Someone looking for “video rental store but for books” [funny&scary]
Google biggest product failures [infographic]
I hope this is not gonna happen to Google Editions.
The present and future of e-books [presentation]
Please have a look at this wonderful presentation by Veronica Reynolds.
Technologically processed thoughts on technology #8 [audio]
What is it? Read a description here.
Weekly links on mobile e-books & self publishing 14.08.2010
- Ebooks: New Android-based Sony Readers May Be ComingAugust 12, 2010It is a day for Sony news it seems, but this is based on a very interesting notice pasted on a professional bulletin board which has now apparently been taken down. According to the posting, Sony is looking for an engineer with Android experience to join their Reader team…gosh I wonder why? The wa...
- 41% Of UK iPad Owners Prefer iPad As Reading DevicesAugust 13, 2010UK iPad owners use their iPads as their main reading device. According to a poll of iPad owners by copywriting agency Cooper Murphy Webb, 41% of the respondents prefer the iPad as their method of reading books. The survey also found that 31% of iPad owners preferred reading newspapers and magazin...
- Getting Ready to PublishAugust 13, 2010The very first thing to do when you start thinking “Should I self-publish?” is to find out what kind of publisher you might become. This decision is critical because it will influence the decisions you make down the road about organizing your publishing business, if you start one, budgeting for...
- 10 Kindle tipsAugust 12, 2010Got an email from John Cog about 10 Kindle tips he put up on his Me and My Kindle blog. Well, I took a look and found some stuff I didn’t know about. Here are the tips and go over to his blog to get the details: 1. Justify your Kindle’s text 2. Skim faster 3. Instantly clear a note or S...
- Top 10 Ways Authors Can Use TwitterAugust 11, 2010It's Twitter week here at the Savvy Book Marketer! In today's post, I discuss the many benefits of Twitter for authors. Tomorrow, novelist Graham Storrs shares his secrets for planning a successful round-the-world virtual book tour on Twitter. On Thursday, Tony Eldridge and I will be presenting the...
- EPUB Straight to the Point (Book Review of the Paperback)August 11, 2010EPUB Straight to the PointCreating ebooks for the Apple iPad and other ereadersby Elizabeth CastroPeachpit Press, ISBN: 978-0-321-734686Available Formats:Paperback, 192 pagesPDF (watermarked with buyer's name)EPUB (unencrypted, direct from Castro's web site)Reviewed by Michael Pastore, Epublishers W...
- Plastic Logic Cancels Que ProReaderAugust 11, 2010After many delays in a ship date, Plastic Logic has officially canceled its Que ProReader product, which debuted in January and was supposed to ship this year. At CES, mediabistro.com's editorial director took a video tour of the eReader with a premium $799 price tag. Looks like the new Kindle, the...
- 5 Ways That Paper Books Are Better Than eBooksAugust 11, 2010Yesterday we gave you 5 reasons why you should read your next book on an eReader device. Needless to say, many paper book fans protested in the comments. And with good reason. Paper books have many things going for them and it's still early in the evolution of eBooks. This is a technology blog. Howe...
- 5 Ways That eBooks Are Better Than Paper BooksAugust 10, 2010Recently I began to buy eBooks for the Kindle application on my iPad. While I still love paper books, the digital wiles of eBooks are looking increasingly attractive to me. Below are five eBook features that may tempt you to buy electronic books too. I should note that I wasnt a hold-out on eBooks f...
- Project Gutenberg and OverDrive integrateAugust 10, 2010OverDrive has announced integration with Project Gutenberg. Boston Public Library is the first to add this featured collection of more than 15,000 EPUB eBook titles to its website. There’s no authentication needed to access these eBooks, and the eBook titles don’t expire or count against a user...
- Google’s count of 130 million books is probably bunk, says Ars TechnicaAugust 9, 2010That’s the title of an Ars Technica article today. The article discusses, at length, the problem with Google’s metadata and says: Google’s counting method relies entirely on its enormous metadata collection—almost one billion records—which it winnows down by throwing out duplicates and no...
- Self-Publishers Start Here: Understanding Fonts & TypographyAugust 10, 2010In my recent blog redesign I added the “Start Here” categories on the left sidebar to make it easier to find articles with basic information about self-publishing. Each introduces a stage on the journey to publication with links from the archives of TheBookDesigner. This is the fourth in the se...
- 9 Reasons To Be Optimistic About BooksAugust 5, 2010In the midst of one of the most disruptive transitions the modern publishing industry has ever experienced, it can be easy to give in to pessimism, fall in with doom-saying pundits and short-term gamblers, and forget why you thought working in publishing was ever a good idea to begin with.
- InDesign CS5 ePub ExportAugust 7, 2010Another novel, another excursion into e-book conversions. But this time, its with all new software. InDesign has bumped up to CS5, and of course Sigil and Calibre have both had numerous updates since I used them the last time. The process has gone much smoother. Step 1, make minor formatting...
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How Google Translate works? [video]
I’ll try to help those “billions of patterns” a bit, when writing Google-translated stories. Check what is this new project about at http://transtories.passwordincorrect.com
Recently updated Polish tech-absurdist and mobile fiction writer 3.0 beta. Addicted to ebooks and technology. Guest writer at 
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