The BA reaction is summarized on the Bookseller web site:
The trade body warned that the arrangement could create “a de facto monopoly” and “have a hugely damaging effect on the publishing and bookselling industry” if adopted in the UK.
One can hardly blame the BA, since booksellers would appear to be thoroughly disintermediated by the Google type of digital book platform (to declare an interest: the Exact Editions system is very similar in this). It is indeed hard to … Keep Reading
The iPhone is a surprisingly good reading platform. The touch interface works wonderfully, both in sliding digital pages and in shrinking or enlarging them; and the brilliance of the Apple design means that no one needs a user manual. Even with its very small screen area, broadsheet digital editions are easily read. The main snag holding us back from awarding Apple the universal digital reading device accolade is its limited battery life. iPhone users get used to coaxing and feeding … Keep Reading
A YouTube is worth 1,000 words
The video clip shows you how it works, and its great fun to play with. Costs 79 euro cents. Very easy to get started with little breaths.
Perhaps the cleverest aspect of this invention is the way Smule have made the toy viral. The app also lets you see any other ocarina players out there. There is a navigable ‘earth’ interface that allows you to zoom in and select named ocarina players. The app … Keep Reading
While it is a very good thing that Google and the authors and publishers are not going to be involved in years of fruitless and expensive litigation, there may be some awkward consequences. The draft settlement stops the head-on dispute, but the compromise does appear to have some rough edges. Signing off on this settlement is going to be a tricky problem: no judge will want to be blamed for approving a system which violates public trust or creates a … Keep Reading
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