PageToScreen - On paper its one thing, on screen its another http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/ en chris@pagetoscreen.net Copyright 2010 2010-03-12T21:39:45+00:00 Apple Rolls Out iBooks Feature Page (Eric Slivka/MacRumors) http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/apple_rolls_out_ibooks_feature_page_eric_slivkamacrumors/ Techmeme says: Apple Rolls Out iBooks Feature Page Read the article here from Techmeme. eBooks, Technology Techmeme says:

Apple Rolls Out iBooks Feature Page

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]]> 2010-03-12T21:39:45+00:00 E-Book Giveaways Correlate to Higher Print Sales http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/e-book_giveaways_correlate_to_higher_print_sales/ Epicenter says: Giving away an e-book seems to lead to at least a spike in sales of the print version, Researchers at Brigham Young University have found, especially for fiction. Read the article here from Epicenter. eBooks, Publishing Epicenter says:

Giving away an e-book seems to lead to at least a spike in sales of the print version, Researchers at Brigham Young University have found, especially for fiction.

Read the article here from Epicenter.

]]> 2010-03-10T20:50:50+00:00 New Tool for Rewriting E-Textbooks http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/new_tool_for_rewriting_e-textbooks/ Inside Higher Ed says: Macmillan, a major textbook publisher, is today introducing a new service that will let faculty members customize digital textbooks, adding and subtracting chapters, and to rewrite individual sentences and paragraphs, The New York Times reported. Read the article here from Inside Higher Ed. eBooks, Publishing Inside Higher Ed says:

Macmillan, a major textbook publisher, is today introducing a new service that will let faculty members customize digital textbooks, adding and subtracting chapters, and to rewrite individual sentences and paragraphs, The New York Times reported.

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]]> 2010-02-22T22:58:36+00:00 The Wired Tablet App: A Video Demonstration http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/the_wired_tablet_app_a_video_demonstration/ Wired Epicenter says: Last week Jeremy Clark from Adobe and I unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader at TED. Above, you’ll see a video, narrated by Jeremy and Wired Creative Director Scott Dadich, who led our tablet team, that shows more. It explains why the tablet is such a groundbreaking opportunity for magazines such as ours. Read the article here from Epicenter. eBooks, Publishing, Technology Wired Epicenter says:

Last week Jeremy Clark from Adobe and I unveiled the first glimpse of the Wired Reader at TED. Above, you’ll see a video, narrated by Jeremy and Wired Creative Director Scott Dadich, who led our tablet team, that shows more. It explains why the tablet is such a groundbreaking opportunity for magazines such as ours.

Read the article here from Epicenter.

]]> 2010-02-17T09:45:24+00:00 AAUP members: ebook output formats http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/aaup_members_ebook_output_formats/ epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed says: The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) recently surveyed its member presses about digital publishing strategies and programs. Read the article here from epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed. eBooks, Publishing epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed says:

The Association of American University Presses (AAUP) recently surveyed its member presses about digital publishing strategies and programs.

Read the article here from epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed.

]]> 2010-02-12T10:17:46+00:00 Javascript ePub Readers http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/javascript_epub_readers/ 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. Read the article here from Ajaxian. eBooks 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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]]> 2010-02-10T22:24:24+00:00 Applying Mathematics To Web Design http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/applying_mathematics_to_web_design/ 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.” Read the article here from Smashing Magazine Feed. Design, Typography 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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]]> 2010-02-09T14:08:54+00:00 How to Create ePub Files for Free http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/how_to_create_epub_files_for_free/ 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! Read the article here from epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed. eBooks 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!

Read the article here from epub « WordPress.com Tag Feed.

]]> 2010-02-09T14:04:01+00:00 Make Your eReader Look Like a Real Book http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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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]]> 2010-02-08T09:45:21+00:00 HarperCollins to Sell Enhanced Ebooks for New Apple Tablet http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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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]]> 2010-02-05T09:12:35+00:00 Learning Online with O’Reilly http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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

]]> 2010-02-04T21:14:57+00:00 Apple And eBooks: A Horror Story http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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.

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]]> 2010-02-03T10:54:00+00:00 Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad (Wall Street Journal) http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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.

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]]> 2010-02-03T10:49:30+00:00 What Are Enhanced Ebooks? http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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.

]]> 2010-02-03T10:41:48+00:00 What is Kindle good for now? http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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.

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