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arnie Grossblatt

Books in the Age of the iPad - Craig Mod - 1 views

  • I want to look at where printed books stand in respect to digital publishing, why we historically haven't read long-form text on screens and how the iPad is wedging itself in the middle of everything. In doing so I think we can find the line in the sand to define when content should be printed or digitized. This is a conversation for books-makers, web-heads, content-creators, authors and designers. For people who love beautifully made things. And for the storytellers who are willing to take risks and want to consider the most appropriate shape and media for their yarns
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    Excellent read from  book designer "I want to look at where printed books stand in respect to digital publishing, why we historically haven't read long-form text on screens and how the iPad is wedging itself in the middle of everything. In doing so I think we can find the line in the sand to define when content should be printed or digitized. This is a conversation for books-makers, web-heads, content-creators, authors and designers. For people who love beautifully made things. And for the storytellers who are willing to take risks and want to consider the most appropriate shape and media for their yarns."
arnie Grossblatt

Reading in a Whole New Way - 1 views

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    Kevin Kelly on how screen reading is changing the act of reading and transforming readers.
Derik Dupont

Will Your Future E-Reader Be a Phone? - Digits - WSJ - 0 views

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    Would you want to read a book or newspaper on a cellphone screen? On Tuesday, Hearst e-reading company Skiff announced that it signed a deal with Samsung's mobile phone division to become its "preferred e-reading service partner."
Ryan Holman

The Answer Sheet - CHECKING IT OUT, Part I: Reading on Paper or Screen--Which Is Better? - 1 views

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    Blog entry about a study that looked at the differences between readers' experiences reading on a screen versus reading hard-copy.
Ryan Holman

Joel Achenbach: Gary Smith and the endangerment of detailed, long-form stories - washin... - 0 views

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    Interesting essay on what's happening to reading now that most of it is click-and-skim....
Kristen Iovino

Kindle Fire will 'vaporise' Android - IOL SciTech | IOL.co.za - 2 views

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    Is the KindleFire really that great? Has anyone used one yet?
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    I haven't played with the Fire yet, but I'm always very dubious of the "tech analyst". Let's face it, dominating the Android tablet market isn't all that difficult right now, as there is a dearth of poorly built, poorly performing Android tablets on the market today. My own personal opinion is that the OS offers a lot of promise, but ironically the real value of the Fire is its connection to Amazon's own "walled garden" of products and services, which flys directly in the face of Android's selling characteristic of "openness".
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    Randomly, my friend won a Kindle Fire at an office holiday function and I got to play around with it last night. Here are my impressions: First, it's very simple to use though it has that same noticeable lag that all Android tablets seem to have, though I will say not as pronounced as others. It has a rubber-like backing in the same style that the NOOK Simple Touch employs, so it feels good in your hands and won't slide around. Here's one thing that I was surprised about; it's a bit of a brick, meaning it's a lot heavier than I expected. For an eReader, weight seems like a big deal, so I would definitely take one for a test-spin before buying if you can, especially if you're going to use it for long reads. My friend only had one copy of a book, and I thumbed through pretty quickly, and the Fire seemed to handle it well. It had a lot less lag page turning than it did starting apps. On the web, the Fire did pretty well, it downloaded and ran pages smoothly for the most part. Though I will say I went to one of my favorite sites (arsenal.com) to watch some video highlights of yesterday's game, and even though it has a 7 inch screen, the video "wasn't optimized" for the Fire, so the playback size was smaller than it would have been on my iPhone (postage stamp size). On ESPN.com though it seemed to handle video there much better. My other complaint was that the Fire didn't seem to recognize page widths very well, so you have to do a lot of pinching to get the right view of a page in portrait view. So, I'll put down my pocket-protector, ease off the dork-pedal a bit, and just say for the price it's a solid tablet that runs pretty well.
Ryan Holman

Faster Forward - A quick read on Amazon's Kindle for PC software - 0 views

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    Review of Kindle for PC software....
Ryan Holman

Rob Pegoraro - Barnes and Noble's Nook e-reader not yet worth the wait - washingtonpost... - 0 views

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    Less than flattering review of the Nook from B&N
arnie Grossblatt

Color E-Readers Open Way for Picture Books - 1 views

  • But converting image-heavy books into digital form has not been easy. Authors are careful to monitor how their work appears on a screen, and publishers have struggled to replicate the experience of reading a print book
  • The prices of e-books with pictures be generally in line with print prices.
  • Some publishers have also had success breaking into the digital space by turning books into applications for mobile devices
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