PageToScreen - On paper its one thing, on screen its another http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/ en chris@pagetoscreen.net Copyright 2010 2010-02-08T09:45:21+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.

Read the article here from mediabistro.com: GalleyCat.

]]> 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.

Read the article here from ReadersRead.com Book Blog.

]]> 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.

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

]]> 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.

Read the article here from Techmeme.

]]> 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.

]]> 2010-01-28T16:46:06+00:00 The iPad for eBooks http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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

]]> 2010-01-27T20:44:58+00:00 Gallery: E-Readers Push Boundaries of Books http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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.

]]> 2010-01-22T10:23:31+00:00 Power Web Site http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/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 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.)

]]> 2010-01-22T10:03:09+00:00 Looking for a Way to Play Video on a Page http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/play_video_on_a_page/ Like others, I need to play video on a web page for clients. To this end I have been trawling the web for players and solutions. Ideas Like others, I need to play video on a web page for clients. To this end I have been trawling the web for players and solutions.

]]> 2009-11-07T18:56:59+00:00 eBook appliances at Foyles in London http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/ebook_appliances_at_foyles_in_london/ Independent bookseller, Foyles, will begin stocking Sony Touch and Pocke ereaders and the BeBook Mini 5" reader. Additionally, the bookseller will open its own ebook webstore with 57,000 titles in EPUB and PDF formats. You can read more at The Bookseller. eBooks, Publishing Independent bookseller, Foyles, will begin stocking Sony Touch and Pocke ereaders and the BeBook Mini 5" reader. Additionally, the bookseller will open its own ebook webstore with 57,000 titles in EPUB and PDF formats.

You can read more at The Bookseller.

]]> 2009-10-29T19:01:36+00:00 Developing for the Apple iPhone using Flash http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/developing_for_the_apple_iphone_using_flash/ Just spotted this.... It seems that Adobe Creative Suite CS5 will include a new version of Flash that will enable you to create iPhone apps. Read about this over at Adobe Noticed, Offsite Links, Software Just spotted this.... It seems that Adobe Creative Suite CS5 will include a new version of Flash that will enable you to create iPhone apps.

Read about this over at Adobe

]]> 2009-10-13T12:56:56+00:00 Kindle Now Available in the UK http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/kindle_now_available_in_the_uk/ According to Amazon's UK site today, you can buy the Kindle from the US site. It costs $279 + an amount uknown: Your international shipment is subject to customs duties, import taxes and other fees levied by the destination country. We will show you these fees upon checkout. eBooks According to Amazon's UK site today, you can buy the Kindle from the US site. It costs $279 + an amount uknown:

Your international shipment is subject to customs duties, import taxes and other fees levied by the destination country. We will show you these fees upon checkout.

]]> 2009-10-08T19:56:14+00:00 University Trial implies that the Kindle is useless http://www.pagetoscreen.net/journal/more/university_trial_implies_that_the_kindle_is_useless/ ‘It’s clunky, slow and a real pain to operate.’ ....they’re too slow to keep up with my thinking, and the “features” have been rendered useless.’”As reported by Slashdot, a recent trial of the Kindle at Princeton University has resulted in some dissapointing feedback about the device and its use in a uviversity. Sourced at Slashdot eBooks ‘It’s clunky, slow and a real pain to operate.’ ....they’re too slow to keep up with my thinking, and the “features” have been rendered useless.’”

As reported by Slashdot, a recent trial of the Kindle at Princeton University has resulted in some dissapointing feedback about the device and its use in a uviversity.

Sourced at Slashdot

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