Today I stumbled on the TED website. This is an incredibly interesting collections of short talks (20 minutes) given by well known ‘remarkable’ people. These are a couple of examples, but I must include a note of warning: you might
Steve Jobs against the world?
As many others I came across mr. Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash, a 1700 word open letter to the community this month and, as many others can’t ignore the message. I am a ‘late user’ of Apple products, and unlike many
Resisting DRM: Doctorow on the iPad, ‘Sita’ and Netflix
Here are a couple of stories related to taking a stand on principles concerning DRM:
In Cory Doctorow’s latest editorial for Publishers Weekly, Doctorow sets his sights on the iPad and bangs the “DRM Is Evil” gong for all he’s worth. He talks about Apple’s infamously restrictive policies that promulgate device lock-in, and warns against […]
iPhone/iPad e-book app review: BookShelf
The last few e-readers I’ve reviewed have been corporate-, or at least company-created—crafted by teams of developers, with a very smooth and polished look to them and, with the exception of eReader, all relative latecomers to the iPhone platform. It’s time to switch things up and take a look at a much older, largely solo […]
The real agenda of Apple’s ebook partners: death to ebooks by Aaron Pressman
The head of one of the big book publishers, Macmillan CEO John Sargent Jr., is out with an “open” letter about his dispute with Amazon over the pricing and timing of electronic books. It’s telling that this “open” ebook letter wasn’t released publicly and isn’t directed towards readers, book lovers and customers. It was placed […]