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TeleBlog schedule: ‘Solomon,’ then posts in the afternoon
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ teleblog-schedule-solomon-then-post…Some three decades after I began it on a Nixon-era Selectric, The Solomon Scandals is finally going to a copy editor, under a deadline. Drop-dead time: 1 p.m. That’s my project of the morning. Expect posts by late afternoon or early evening. Meanwhile it’ll be great if other TeleBlog regulars have time for their own.
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IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs - techmeme.com
http://arcelay.vox.com/ library/ post/ iphone-software-sales-take-off-apples-job…IPhone Software Sales Take Off: Apple's Jobs — CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Inc.'s bet on cellphone software appears to be paying off. — In the month since Apple opened an online software clearinghouse called the App Store, users have downloaded... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
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Why Tao wanted you to buy shares in his novel—and why you should NOT invest in mine, except at a bookstore
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 06/ why-tao-wanted-you-to-buy-shares-in…A young Brooklyn novelist named Tao Lin offered 60 percent of his royalties from his next book to members of the public. Would you believe, investors snapped up six shares. Each share, hawked for $2K, will bring in ten percent of royalties. Yes, as you can see at left, Tao has a track record as a fiction writer.
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Digital Promise moves ahead in D.C.: Basis for TeleRead-style efforts in time? Library e-book to benefit in a major way?
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 04/ digital-promise-moves-ahead-in-dc-b…How to get a TeleRead-style national digital library system started in the U.S., one that could inspire similar efforts elsewhere? One of the best hopes lies in the Digital Promise legislation—passed on July 31 by the U.S. House and Senate, and expected to be signed by President Bush in just days.
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Amazon is right - Sony is wrong - Digital Editions sucks
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 03/ amazon-is-right-sony-is-wrong-digit…One of the real problems with sites like this is that they often turn into the “converted” preaching to the “converted”. So I need to let you know that I really mean the the headline to this post. The only people who understand ebooks are Amazon (and Fictionwise). Everybody else doesn’t get it.
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The flexibility of ePUB
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 07/ 28/ the-flexibility-of-epub/Flexibility helps keep us healthy. We can better enjoy physical activity which, in turn, motivates us to exercise. Keep on stretchin’! Likewise, a flexible digital publication format is much better for the industry—and for readers—than a rigid, limited one.
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Fujitsu FLEPia e-book reader with color E Ink said to be close to launch—plus rumor of a $299 Asus-killer from Dell in August
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 07/ 15/ fujitsu-flepia-e-book-reader-with-c…With color, E Ink would be much more appealing for, say, K-12 use. Not to mention manga reading! The TeleBlog has covered the Fujitsu FLEPia in the past, and now Engadget says this color e-reader will launch soon. It’ll go for $941, offer WiFi and "run up for up to 50 hours on a single charge." Screen size is to be A4.
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Six ways to help TeleRead
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 07/ 06/ six-ways-to-help-teleread/TeleRead may be the world’s longest-running English-language site offering e-book news and views. It often shows up on Techmeme and the New York Times’ Blogrunner service and is blogrolled by such major publishers as Simon & Schuster.
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E-book standards ramifications—IF Microsoft warms up to open source in the near future, as some are hoping?
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 06/ 29/ e-book-standards-ramifications-if-m…Microsoft without Bill Gates as a full-timer might warm up eventually to open source. That’s what some optimists are speculating, especially with Steve Ballmer about to depart in the near future. If Microsoft is less maniacal on proprietary vs.
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AAP supports ePub as a consumer format: A clarification from AAP’s digital policy director
http://www.teleread.org/ blog/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ aap-supports-epub-as-a-consumer-for…AAP’s recent open letter strongly supporting the use of ePub by publishers was covered by David Rothman in a separate blog article. Reading the letter, it was unclear to me whether AAP supported ePub as a consumer format.
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