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SEATTLE — A color version of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle e-reader may come eventually, but it won't be soon. Speaking Tuesday at the online retailer's annual shareholder meeting in Seattle, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said that adding color to the Kindle's "electronic ink" display is a difficult technical challenge and that a color screen is "still a long way out."

With the opening of the Google Bookstore, it's time for publishers to start thinking about search engine optimization (SEO)

Ooops! Elsevier regrets that a Journal that looks like it's peer-reviewed is actually an advertisement for a pharmaceutical company.

Really, this is breaking news to the industry? Kudos to the kid for telling it like it is, but are these companies really just hearing about this now? People don't like advertisements on a website constitutes breaking news? And people would prefer free stuff to stuff they have to pay for? Wait, why am I surprised that the heads of major media outlets are completely clueless as to what people actually want?

San Francisco -- Google Inc. is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved publishers.

Google knows a lot about the future of news -- more than many publishers. It's evident in Google's new product, Fast Flip, which allows news consumers to "flip" through news stories. What's striking about Fast Flip is that Google is innovating precisely where publishers used to lead innovation.

Is there a difference in the way the brain takes in or absorbs information when it is presented electronically versus on paper? Does the reading experience change, from retention to comprehension, depending on the medium?

Possible generation-gap-type issues for digital educational publishing for colleges: "Today, the college assumes all students not only have computer skills but a plethora of high-tech devices and services. The class schedule and registration procedure is entirely online-even if you're in the registrar's office....In the first class, the professor handed out her e-mail address and the URL where the syllabus could be found--instead of her office phone number and a copy of the syllabus. Unfortunately, the college sites are full of graphics and animations and download very slowly on my dial-up connection. (Even if I could afford a broadband connection, my ISP doesn't provide it in my area.)" "At least one exercise in each chapter requires accessing the publisher's textbook Web site. Many of these exercises could just as easily be put on the computer disk also sold-at an increased profit (I used to work for a textbook-preparation company)-with the text....Again, a dial-up connection won't download the videos. The audio files are .mp3; I can't open them, don't have the skill to know what program I need, and have no access to free technical support....So once every chapter I head for either the heavily used public library or the equally heavily used computer lab in the college's suburban learning center (branch campus)--and hope that a computer is available."

Found this interesting, if for no other reason than as proof that the world at large is thinking about the implications of moving even past Web 2.0 and on to Web 3.0 (My apologies -- while I have referenced the article as translated by Babelfish, the original article is in French so the English may be a bit choppy; the ideas seem to remain intact, however, and the author's speculations about the future of the Web are interesting). Original link, for those who read French: http://pro.01net.com/editorial/506930/que-nous-prepare-le-web-3-0/

"Python Programming For Beginners" by James P. Long Book is the must have book for all those programmers who wish to keep some reference while programming. It is not just meant for the beginners, but also the most experienced programmers can need it as a reference material. http://amzn.to/1GL50ff

Eat Nourish And Grow: Live Healthy, Grow Better & Lose Weight [Cheryl Barnhart] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Understanding the Importance of Nutrition What Is Eat Nourish and Grow? Understanding the 5 W's Of Eat Nourish and Grow Process to Reach a Healthy Point in Life Telling the World Why Eating Healthy Is Important Make Sure You Always Talk With Full Understanding Selecting the Right Foods for Your Health Needs Losing Weight Even As You Stay Healthy Get Your Children Involved In the Eating Healthy Process Eating Healthy Even During Holidays Acquire More Information on the Internet about Eating Healthy Never Forget To Involve Exercising Drink More and More Water Stay Away From Junk Foods Buy Quality Foods from Online Stores

Even if this is a bogus excuse by the chief of police for malfeasance, it's plausible: after too much information, a door is shut ("no more!"), and from then on, potentially vital information is made invisible.

Why is publishing doing better than other "culture Industries"

This is few months old, but still a worthwhile read on the state of the job market and planning for a career in publishing.

Small indie publishers are likely to be the source of innovation for publishing.

Interesting, if a bit unbalanced, about the corruption of university libraries by commercial publishers and the pressure of "good enough" information in a Googlized world

Short article on how the inauguration also made history as far as the web is concerned.

Of course we talked about this in class, but what I find more interesting than Oprah's endorsement is all the comments at the end of the article. Several posters don't even acknowledge Oprah's new-found interest, but are just extolling Kindle's virtues. My guess is that, until the Kindle's price is a little lower, those folks who just like to get what Oprah has might not go for it. But the more "techie" folks might get one -- or already have one -- regardless of what Oprah thinks.