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Martina Helfferich

Publishers Gild Books With 'Special Effects' to Compete With E-Books - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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publishing

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  • Martina Helfferich on 21 Feb 12
     
    Very interesting article about publishing houses' efforts to keep up with the e-book world. Ties in nicely to some points Hayles made in "Print is flat; code is deep." 
Mikenna Pierotti

At Last, They See: E-Books 'Democratize' Publishing : NPR - 0 views

www.npr.org/...e-page-on-publishing-standards

eliterature democracy

shared by Mikenna Pierotti on 24 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • the world of publishing has been slow to embrace the transition from print to e-books
  • It was the kind of crowd where some were more inclined to say "Steal my book!" than to argue over what that e-book should cost
  • Dominque Raccah, CEO and publisher of Sourcebooks, is experimenting with the "agile publishing" model — which allows authors and readers to interact as the book is still being written.
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  • Digital enhancements may even make the book smarter, but the experience of reading will be fundamentally the same.
  • Mikenna Pierotti on 24 Feb 12
     
    Interesting in terms of our discussion on the democratic nature of electronic literature.
Bonnie Thibodeau

An Erotic Novel, '50 Shades of Grey,' Goes Viral With Women - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Bonnie Thibodeau on 11 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • The problem has been finding it.
  • distribution in print has been limited and sluggish, leaving bookstores deprived of copies.
  • more than 250,000 copies
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  • has come from ever-discreet e-book downloads, which have propelled “Fifty Shades of Grey” to No. 1 on the New York Times e-book fiction best-seller list
  • No. 3 position on Amazon’s best-seller list.
  • “We’re making a statement that this is bigger than one genre,”
  • “The people who are reading this are not only people who read romance. It’s gone much broader than that.”
  • “It’s taboo for women to admit that they watch pornography, but for some reason it’s O.K. to admit that they’re reading this book.”
  • habit of printing lengthy contracts and e-mail exchanges between characters in the text.
  • Bonnie Thibodeau on 11 Mar 12
     
    What strikes me as especially interesting about this book review is that it emphasizes and leads with the buzz surrounding its predominantly digital publication instead of the controversy about the popularity of hardcore erotic literature for women.
Rachel Henderson

E-texts: Dragging books into the 21st century | Entrepreneur | Financial Post - 0 views

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shared by Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Take, for example, an Inkling produced biology text that generates 3D models of molecules and contains high-definition videos, or the undergraduate music appreciation text that weaves audio samples from live performances with descriptive text.
  • “There’s always going to be a need for books. When I have kids I’ll be reading them books. There’s nothing inherently bad about a book,” says the native Cape Bretoner.
  • “But for the purposes of helping somebody learn a complex concept or personalizing the learning experience – a book is a terrible device. It is, by definition, one-size-fits-all. It can’t be updated, it can’t be interactive, and it’s not terribly engaging.”
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  • The titles are downloaded through Inkling’s website, and cost about 40% less than their print counterparts
  • “I am, to this day, blown away that when you walk into most classrooms – including in Canada – technology is not a core component of how people learn,” he says.
  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    another plug for e-texts
Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang

Will Apple suit mean cheaper e-books? - 0 views

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apple e-books pricing

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  • Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang on 12 Apr 12
     
    This article looks at how lowering e-book prices now could lead to less competition and consequently the danger of prices rising in the future.
Rachel Henderson

E-textbooks beyond Apple's iBooks - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • Principles of Biology, a constantly updating science textbook
  • The book, which will constantly be updated with the latest scientific information, will cost $49 for students and will be available through a Web browser, rather than requiring a certain device.
  • “They don’t have to carry anything around, no apps, no devices, no matter where they are they have access,” he said
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  • For now, the books will only be in English
  • Savkar said he knows that e-textbooks will eventually be the primary texts for classrooms and believes that there’s a five- to 10-year transition before these texts are widely adopted.
  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    While I'm not a fan of reading online/on a computer screen-yet-I am interested in this transition from paper to digital texts (textbooks). There seems to be several advantages, such as constantly updating and affordable ($49 for a science textbook?!).
Rachel Henderson

The Daily Tar Heel :: Students living in a paperless world - 0 views

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paperless electronic literature e-textbooks reduce waste

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  • paper products make up the largest share of solid waste in the United States. This country is also the largest paper consumer in the world, with one person going through an average of 663 pounds each year.
  • the past several years have seen such improvements in electronic readers and other eco-friendly technologies that a paperless world is now possible
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  • some publications have shifted toward online-only content
  • It’s now possible to purchase and read many required textbooks online.
  • the course pack, should simply be banned
  • In cases in which copyright issues arise, course packs should be made available for purchase as e-books.
  • reduce the amount of money allocated to students for printing
  • encourage professors to require that homework be submitted online
  • The money formerly used for paper could be transferred to something more environmentally friendly, like purchasing eReaders that can be checked out in the library.
  • the main objection to eReaders – that the energy required to make and use one exceeds the carbon impact of making a book – is largely invalid: The carbon emitted in the life cycle of an Amazon Kindle is fully offset after one year of us
  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    Argument (with some decent solutions/suggestions) for making the transition from paper to electronic publications.
jessi lew

Books Continue to Evolve - Check Out E.O. Wilson's 'Life on Earth' iBook - 0 views

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books writing ibook

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  • jessi lew on 24 Feb 12
     
    Interesting concept of books as an app. I find it interesting that these textbooks are not being "written" but "developed".
Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang

E-book release for film scripts - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...entertainment-arts-17895665

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  • Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang on 01 May 12
     
    "The e-books include items such as the shooting script, production notes, storyboards and on-set photographs."
Sandy Baldwin

BBC - Future - Technology - E-books banish being boring - 0 views

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shared by Sandy Baldwin on 05 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Sandy Baldwin on 05 Mar 12
     
    Apocalypse of mediocrity or community of readers as writers? And who decides what counts as boring?
Sandy Baldwin

Kindle and the future of reading : The New Yorker - 0 views

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shared by Sandy Baldwin on 20 Mar 12 - Cached
  • Sandy Baldwin on 20 Mar 12
     
    Nicholson Baker on the Kindle. Very smart but cranky and idiosyncratic.
Mikenna Pierotti

Our Media, Ourselves: Are We Headed For A Matrix? : NPR - 0 views

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McLuhan

shared by Mikenna Pierotti on 24 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • And here we are, catching up to that vision of the future. Sales of physical books dropped 30 percent last year, while e-book sales more than doubled. Sales of DVDs fell during that same period, while online streaming rose. And in 2011, for the first time, digital music downloads overtook sales of CD
  • Nothing physical to establish that one person is different from another. It's a horror story in which humanity has abandoned all of what makes us human.
  • Mikenna Pierotti on 24 Feb 12
     
    Interesting in terms of McLuhan and discussions last class.
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