future of the book

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iPad Goes Back to the Future

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:42 by Sam Rose
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http://alex.halavais.net/ipad-goes-back-to-the-future?utm_source=feedbur...

So Penguin is talking about how tablets (read “iPads”) will lead to new forms of books. Their vision? Encarta, circa a decade ago. Really? This is what Penguin thinks people want from Pengiun? They’re going to try to go head-to-head with PopCap?

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Stackpole on piracy, serial fiction

Posted Tue, 07/07/2009 - 06:03 by Richard Adler
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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/06/author-michael-stack.html

Science-fiction/fantasy author, Mike Stackpole (author of Once a Hero and the first books in the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron series) talks about why piracy doesn't bother him. And also buys into the 'return of the serial' when ebooks get underway. (Stackpole has also been a big supporter of podcasting in the gaming world--he's a good guy who is generous with his time):

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A blogger tries print

Posted Tue, 06/23/2009 - 12:16 by Richard Adler
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http://www.steamthing.com/2009/05/the-wreck-of-the-henry-clay.html

(Not sure what I messed up before, but reposting this:)

I like this guy's approach. No a priori assumptions, no big pronouncements, just cheerful self-deprecation. He's just giving it a try, throwing it out there, and seeing what happens. And why not?

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Here comes the ebook deluge

Posted Sun, 06/07/2009 - 01:14 by Richard Adler
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/report_ereader_and_ebook_market_rea...

So, after all the bromides about how much everyone loves the book as we know it, there are already signs that the book trade may have a lot in common with the music industry after all:

Richard Adler's picture

people download books. film at eleven

Posted Wed, 05/13/2009 - 07:18 by Richard Adler

A boomlet of hysteria this week as the New York Times discovers books can be copied too. Shock and horror!

Nothing terribly new to see here. Cory makes his argument, LeGuin is outraged, and Slashdot and Booksquare weigh in.

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New Kindle DX falls short?

Posted Mon, 05/11/2009 - 02:12 by Richard Adler
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http://theroot.com/print/11314

This really is getting tiresome. It appears even the allegedly pdf-friendly Kindle DX may still have problems converting files due to Amazon's insistence on its own proprietary format. I haven't had a chance to see the DX directly, so I have to withhold judgment for now, but I have to say, if the reviewer is correct, I wouldn't be surprised.

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the smell of books

Posted Thu, 04/02/2009 - 07:38 by Richard Adler
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http://booksquare.com/enough-with-the-smell-of-books-okay/

Color me amused. This is obviously meant in quasi-fun, but she makes a good point about fetishizing the object:

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