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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Ajaxian says:
eBooks have gone mainstream, and right now the open ePub format is getting a lot of attention, being the iPad's book format of choice. Often overlooked in gadget-centric media is the fact that ePub is based on web standards, and therefore amenable to being rendered in the browser, sans plugins.
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Posted on 10 Feb 2010 around 10pm •
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Smashing Magazine Feed says:
“Mathematics is beautiful.” This may sound absurd to people who wince at numbers and equations. But some of the most beautiful things in nature and our universe exhibit mathematical properties, from the smallest seashell to the biggest whirlpool galaxies. In fact, one of the greatest ancient philosophers, Aristotle, said: “The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry and limitation; and these are the greatest forms of the beautiful.”
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epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed says:
I found an interesting link that provides a list of ways to convert your files into the ePub format for FREE. ePub is the standard, open source code, that is used for most eBooks–with the exception of the Kindle. Take a look. Off the bat, Adobe provides a free software download with the anticipation for you to upgrade. Hope this helps!
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Posted on 09 Feb 2010 around 2pm •
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Monday, February 08, 2010
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat says:
Many worry that the digital book revolution will rob readers of the tactile pleasures of print book. Now 21st Century readers can completely circumnavigate the whole aesthetic conundrum.
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Posted on 08 Feb 2010 around 9am •
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Friday, February 05, 2010
The Wall Street Journal reports
that HarperCollins has been in talks with Apple to provide enhanced ebook content for the hotly anticipated Apple tablet computer. Apple won't comment, but HarperCollins says that the ebooks will retail for more than the $9.99 that many ebooks retail for on Amazon.com's Kindle. The enhanced books will feature author interviews and other content.
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Posted on 05 Feb 2010 around 9am •
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