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Sundman: Friedlander on the Future of Publishing

by Joel Friedlander on October 28, 2010 5 Comments

Sundman: Friedlander on the Future of Publishing. In an interview on his Wetmachine blog, John Sundman asks questions about the future of publishing, pbooks and ebooks.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Interviews Tagged With: book design, e-books, eBooks, iBookstore, Joel Friedlander, John Sundman, Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, the future of the book, wetmachine

EBooks Today: Futility or Utility?

by Joel Friedlander on October 13, 2010 14 Comments

EBooks: Futility or Utility? Ebooks and ebook readers are in a primitive stage of development where they mostly imitate printed books. This won’t last forever.

Filed Under: Book Design, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: Apple iPad, April Hamilton, Craig Mod, eBooks, ePub, iBooks, iPhone, Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader

The Writer’s iPad: Apple’s Pages Does Words & Layout

by Joel Friedlander on October 7, 2010 11 Comments

The Writer’s iPad: Apple’s Pages Does Words & Layout. Touchscreen interface makes this capable app both fun and frustrating, leaving me guessing at its role. With screen shots and command breakdown.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Reviews, Writing Tagged With: Apple, iPad, page layout, Pages, word processor, Writer

A Tale of Two E-Books

by Joel Friedlander on September 11, 2010 17 Comments

A Tale of Two E-Books, one by Stephen Hawking from Bantam, the other by 2 internet marketers from their website. These books appear to inhabit parallel universes that never touch.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Marketing Tagged With: Amazon, Dave Navarro, eBooks, Kindle, Naomi Dunford, Stephen Hawking

Apple’s Pages ePub Export: First Look

by Joel Friedlander on September 1, 2010 38 Comments

Apple’s Pages ePub Export: First Look at a consumer-level software tool that will make it easier to self-publish to many ebook readers including iBooks for reading on Apple’s iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Apple iPad, ePub, iBooks, iBookstore, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Pages

Self-Publishers Start Here: Ebooks and Ebook Readers

by Joel Friedlander on August 24, 2010 2 Comments

Self-Publishers Start Here: Ebooks and Ebook Readers are becoming more and more important in the publishing industry, and this might be a good thing for self-publishers. It has helped level the playing field and allowed solo publishers to thrive.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, eBooks, ePub, iPad, Jeff Bezos, Kindle, Liz Castro, Nook, self publishing, Sony Reader

Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad: Could Chris Brogan Be Wrong?

by Joel Friedlander on August 3, 2010 57 Comments

Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad: Could Chris Brogan Be Wrong? Both Apple and Amazon are fighting for supremacy. Which will win? At least self-publishers can be grateful they have access to distribution at last.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Social Media Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, Apple, Chris Brogan, iBooks, iBookstore, iPad

Liz Castro: EPUB Straight to the Point

by Joel Friedlander on July 23, 2010

Liz Castro’s EPUB Straight to the Point will revolutionize the creation of EPUB files for ebooks. Recommended for anyone who is planning to create their own ebooks, or anyone curious about how ebooks are put together.

Filed Under: Book Reviews, E-Books & Readers Tagged With: CSS, Elizabeth Castro, ePub, iBook, iBookstore, InDesign, iPad, iPad fonts, Word, XHTML

Will Apple Sell 12 Million iPads This Year?

by Joel Friedlander on July 21, 2010 11 Comments

Is Apple’s July Surprise 12 Million iPads? It now looks like Apple will sell as many as 12 million iPads this year alone. The arrival of this portable, wireless, convergent device has the capacity to change the media landscape.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Social Media Tagged With: Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, B&N Nook, eBooks, ereaders, iBooks

Storyist Software Offers Easy ePub to Self-Publishers

by Joel Friedlander on June 29, 2010 29 Comments

Storyist Software Offers Easy ePub to Self-Publishers who can do a minimal amount of formatting. This opens up an almost instant ability to publish iBooks. The ePub files generated by Storyist are the ones needed for submission to iBookstore and for use on many eReaders.

Filed Under: E-Books & Readers, Reviews, Self-Publishing Tagged With: Calibre, iBooks, iBookstore, iPad, self publishing, Steve Shepard, Storyist

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