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Yes, I want a tablet. No, actually it doesn’t have to be an iPad, though that would certainly be wonderful, but an Internet-enabled tablet is what I think would best suit the things I’d like to do with something not a laptop/netbook and more than a smartphone. Sure I’d love an e-reader, but I know that I’m going to want to do more than just read a book or two on it. I’m going to want to jot some notes, probably sift through my RSS feeds, send a quick email. [...]
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Mathew Ingram believes that pinning hopes on a tablet from any vendor will save the publishing industry is just wasted energy:
As Om noted in a post about the Kindle HD, everyone talks about the iTunes model and the iPod, but while those devices have been phenomenally successful for Apple itself, the music industry as a whole is still a complete mess. A single device, however powerful or magical, can’t change the entire cost structure of an industry. The publishing industry should spend more time thinking about how their business is [...]
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I know it’s rather hokey, but I just can’t help thinking about (later) Star Trek episodes and movies when I look at the concepts of an iSlate /iPad/iTablet. You know, pick up some thin device that can show pretty much anything. Read a little missive from Starfleet Command, calculate how long until the warp core breaches, or how big that temporal anomaly is that has Picard’s shuttle craft in its clutches.
THE APPLE TABLET IS COMING, SO OUR NEWSROOMS MUST BE READY
THE NEW APPLE iTABLET IS ALMOST HERE: THE [...]
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Now that the book is in the editing process, I’ve taken a little time to think about the process of writing. I’ve been looking at how I get writing done, what I can do better … and what is the whole future of the publishing industry.
Have you seen ebook readers lately? I would love to have a Sony Reader Touch edition. They look so cool! I have friends who have the previous (non touch) version and think it’ great. While ebook readers are a ways from mainstream (the initial price [...]
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Tris Hussey is a writer, teacher, blogger, and speaker on all facets of Internet life, WordPress, and social media. He is the author of Create Your Own Blog: 6 Easy Blogging Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro and Using WordPress.
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