Archive for February, 2011

Episode 24 – Tools of Change 2011 Listener feedback Tony: does Kindle handle gif transparency? Answer: NO (regarding the example book: it was Topaz) Gary Bedard: antivirus software for ereaders? Tom Semple: http://readsrantsandruminations.blogspot.com/2011/02/thoughts-on-apples-rejection-of-sonys.html News Amazon closing its Dallas distribution centerhttp://www.statesman.com/business/119-to-lose-jobs-when-amazon-closes-texas-1248784.html Barnes and Noble call out Amazon attempts to steal round up Amazon affiliates. Let the [...]

Episode 23 – Page Numbers and Citations Listener feedback Marta: US eReaders reading Chinese? Kerry Dustin: “not available in your region”; “make it easy and make it reasonably priced and then why bother pirating” related: publishers eye worldwide rightshttp://radar.oreilly.com/2011/02/bloomsbury-rights-worldwide.html Gary Bedard: How do you make a Kindle file? (A: Start at KindleFormatting.com) News Archos 70c [...]

Episode 22 – News review two Listener feedback Arnold asks about DRM Tom Semper revisits iFlow, and links us to MegaReader News interesting tangent: early attempt at DRM was used as computer virus: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/27/opinion/27Gibson.html?_r=1 amazon sells almost (!) as many ebooks as tree books http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=176060&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1521090&highlight= nook 3G to be put out to pasture http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/24/exclusive-barnes-and-noble-phasing-out-the-nook-3g-cites-lack-of/ Havnon [...]