Cloud computing has captured the imaginations of computer users with a simple proposition: all of your stuff will always available in the cloud. Independent software vendors have been rolling out solution after solution to take advantage of this twist that adds a new wrinkle to the concept of digital content ownership. Photographs, music, email, banking [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ebooks'
Cooking up the perfect e-reader
November 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Amazon, Apple, e-readers, ebooks, electronic publishing
As of late, the blogosphere has been burning with passionate posts comparing the current crop of e-readers and e-reader capable tablets—particularly the Kindle and iPad, but also the legions of newly introduced devices, such as the NookColor, the Kobo ebook reader, and the WISEreader. The comparisons often bristle with the zealous conviction of judges on [...]
Some thoughts about future ebooks
September 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · e-readers, ebooks, electronic publishing, technology
Although interest in ebooks is escalating, the ultimate possibilities of electronic publishing are still a topic of imaginative conversations. This video from IDEO suggests a few ways books might be expanded and enhanced using social networking, collaboration, and cross linking. The Future of the Book. from IDEO on Vimeo. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post [...]
Calculating the environmental impact of ebooks
September 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · e-readers, electronic publishing, sustainability
photo credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. Albert Einstein, US (German-born) physicist (1879 – 1955) On one level, the discussion over the environmental impact of ebooks and ebook readers, as compared to traditional books, is a little like the medieval discussions over [...]
Tags: ebooks·Kindle·recycling·sustainability
Obsolete e-readers, out-of-date computer books
August 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · e-readers, electronic publishing, recycling
I devoted a good portion of this cloudy, humid Sunday morning digging through the attic, collecting and boxing ancient electronics gear to take to the recycling center on Monday. Ancient, in these days of accelerating product releases, is anything more than about six years old. If you’re talking about cell phones or MP3 players, you [...]
Tags: e-readers·ebooks·iPad·mobile devices·publishing·recycling·waste
