http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/ en chris@pagetoscreen.net 2010-02-08T09:45:21+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/make_your_ereader_look_like_a_real_book/ 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. Read the article here from mediabistro.com: GalleyCat. eBooks Chris Jennings 2010-02-08T09:45:21+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/harpercollins_to_sell_enhanced_ebooks_for_new_apple_tablet/ 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. Read the article here from ReadersRead.com Book Blog. eBooks Chris Jennings 2010-02-05T09:12:35+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/learning_online_with_oreilly/ The publisher O'Reilly have a School of Technology where you can pick up a course on, amongst other things 'HTML and CSS', and XML. These courses provide certification from the University of Illinois and are priced between $300 to $400 each. The O'Reilly School of Technology Education, Ideas Chris Jennings 2010-02-04T21:14:57+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/apple_and_ebooks_a_horror_story/ Mike Cane writes: and I agree Steve Jobs hates ePub. He hates eBooks. How can anyone with his refined sense of taste not hate them? They’re an abomination. A tasteless — and incompetent — techie committee solution to electronic books. Read the article here from epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed. eBooks Chris Jennings 2010-02-03T10:54:00+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/textbook_firms_ink_e-deals_for_ipad_wall_street_journal/ Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad  —  Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPad will transform the classroom. Read the article here from Techmeme. eBooks Chris Jennings 2010-02-03T10:49:30+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/what_are_enhanced_ebooks/ Kassia Krozser says:Short answer: nobody knows. Longer answer: the magic elixir publishers are injecting into ebooks in hopes they will entice people to pay higher prices. Read the article here from Booksquare. eBooks Chris Jennings 2010-02-03T10:41:48+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/what_is_kindle_good_for_now/ Lighting fires. No not even that. Apple launched the iPad yesterday and so now the debate rages about the device as an eBook reader. Here is what Ben Elowitz, is saying over at Techcrunch. The really good news is that the iPad supports ePub so Pagetoscreen can help you make eBooks in this format. eBooks, Noticed, Offsite Links Chris Jennings 2010-01-28T16:46:06+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/the_ipad_for_ebooks/ Here is what Techcruch reports: The iPad will support the popular ePub format and authors will be able to embed multimedia such as photos, videos, and audio files directly into books. That’s a cool feature for standard books and an outstanding feature for textbooks. Imagine your history book containing video and audio snippets. Read more on Techcrunch eBooks, Publishing Chris Jennings 2010-01-27T20:44:58+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/gallery_e-readers_push_boundaries_of_books/ Wired.com takes a look at the slew of new e-readers set to hit the market over the next few months. Read the article here from Wired News. eBooks Chris Jennings 2010-01-22T10:23:31+00:00 http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/power_web_site/ Tim Bray proposes a new definition.  A site which is designed as the primary Web property for a person, place, or thing is a power site if the person, place, or thing has a Wikipedia entry but,  in popular search engines, the site ranks above that Wikipedia entry. There aren’t very many. (Via ongoing.) Web Technology Chris Jennings 2010-01-22T10:03:09+00:00