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From time to time I’ll post full posts that I write for Future Shop (that’s allowed now), but today, it’s just excerpts. Enjoy! Last week Nicholas Negroponte was quoted as saying that the physical book would be dead in 5 … Continue reading

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Multimedia in my ebooks? Hook me up!

I gather that Penguin—the literature arm of my publisher Pearson—is including some video bits in some ebooks. Reading techvibes, it sounds like Knowlton Thomas doesn’t think this is a good idea—Penguin launches ebook infused with video: Isn’t that what movies … Continue reading

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Becoming addicted to ebooks

Well, as you might suspect and guess, I’m writing this on my iPad. I’m still getting the hang of the WordPress app here; I can’t find how to add a link to something for example. However, that’s not what this … Continue reading

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Why Tablets will Win the Day–Current E-readers are Lacking

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 … Continue reading

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There is No iSalvation Coming

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, … Continue reading

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True tablet computers remind me of Star Trek and how computing will never be the same

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 … Continue reading

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Observe, Learn, Adapt, Flourish–All Publishing is at a turning point

I don’t buy terribly many books anymore, or magazines, and certainly not newspapers. A bit of an ironic statement from someone who’s first book comes out in January, but I don’t equate publishing with paper. I assume that my books … Continue reading

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Would you like to have my books on paper, e-ink, or both? New Challenges for Writers & Publishers

With my first book coming out in January, I’ve been watching the eReader space for more than just gadget lust: I want to make sure I can keep writing books. Sure I can just write away and maybe self-publish the … Continue reading

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Are ebooks a threat or boon to writers and publishers?

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 … Continue reading

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