Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Yesterday, Xerox announced a joint sales and marketing agreement with On Demand Books wherein the Xerox 4112 Copier/Printer will be integrated with the Espresso Book Machine - a fully integrated solution that prints, binds and trims books with full color covers on demand in retail locations and libraries. The Espresso Book ...Friday, December 11th, 2009
On December 8th, Simon & Schuster announced a new strategy that would place ebooks between hardcover and paperback in their sequencing of book releases, delaying ebook availability by 4 months. Yesterday, in an email exchange with eBookNewser, Simon & Schuster vice president of corporate communications Adam Rothberg indicated ...Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
In partnership with Amazon.com, Princeton has been conducting a pilot program to put Kindle's in the classroom as part of a sustainability initiative to conserve paper. Yesterday the Daily Princetonian reported, Kindles yet to woo University users: But though they acknowledged some benefits of the new technology, many students and faculty ...Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
A couple of months ago, a representative from some public interest group rang my doorbell and tried to get me to sign some petition or other and give them money. I declined, not necessarily because I disagreed with their positions, but because I refuse to encourage door-to-door canvassing. I told ...Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
In a marketing ploy to promote London's Heathrow Airport, author Alain de Botton is writing a new book “A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary,” in real time. Here's what The New York Times had to say about it: TRAVELERS passing through London's Heathrow Airport this week may be surprised to ...Monday, July 20th, 2009
As a lifelong reader and book devotee, I have always had a difficult time imagining myself curling up in a comfy armchair with an e-book. After spending most of my day before a computer screen, it just doesn’t sound appealing at all. For me, part of the enjoyment of the ...
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