The ad on Craigslist was from an Oakton company called Zirdland.com. Zirdland claims it has developed a software system that can electronically analyze the quality and commercial viability of a work of fiction and prompt changes that will make it better.
Is Amazon's Kindle the new iPod? The end of book publishing as we know it? Or one too many in a pile-up of trendy gadgets and gizmos?.Anne Thompson, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Amazon's Kindle gets fired up.
I just noticed while reading this article that if you click on a word, a reference box pops up so you better understand what you're reading. I think this is a really great idea, and very smart of the New York Times. It shows that the NYT is trying to keep readers engaged in their online version.