Episode 56 – The One With Len Edgerly
Episode 56 – The One With Len Edgerly
News:
- Kobo goes ad-supported
- Stanza Hello, Goodbye
- Amazon won’t publish in Maltese because no one in the company reads it
- Mirasol is almost here. Again.
- Nook Tablet looks like it has the gotcha
Kindle Fire
- Sideloading apps — http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-sideload-apps-on-the-kindle-fire
- Joshua’s biggest beef: no ability to change the carousel contents
- Amazon releases Kindle Fire source code, in compliance with Android OS requirements. http://briefmobile.com/amazon-releases-kindle-fire-source-code
- Other eBook apps not available on the AppStore. http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2011/11/16/amazon-hides-competitors-reading-apps-on-the-kindle-fire/
Feedback:
- From the Twitter: Font-doubling bug from @pablod: @lizcastro @cdcasey @neustudio Here’s what I’m getting: #ePrdctn yfrog.com/kkuo9jp
the solution: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5069752/ios-4-2-webfont-ttf-s-bold-font-weight-rendering-bug
“…it’s the combo of embedded true type fonts and font-weight: bold…”
longer explanation: http://www.pigsgourdsandwikis.com/2011/11/pablo-defendini-posted-error-to-eprdctn.html - Jeffrey Bernard Yozwiak – 3rd party content on whispersync
- Franz Ross
Random Tweets
- @carijansen: anyone interested in setting-up an #ePrdctn hour at AsiaPacific Time-Zone? Let me know… What time/day of week would work for u?
- @BookDesignGirl: One thing that the circus does *not* have – constant re-issues, upgrades, and proprietary versions of elephants. #eprdctn
Len has cool stuff
- Kindle Chronicles weekly G+ hangout – email your Google Plus Profile URL to PodChronicles AT Gmail DOT com
- ebooksfortroops.org
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Tags: kindle fire, kobo vox, Len Edgerly, Maltese, Mirasol