A random Weblog


Is this the future of magazines?
March 7, 2010, 11:35 am
Filed under: Media, Technology | Tags: , , ,

Impressive work from a Swedish company called Bonnier. The video is well worth a look – especially given the growth of eBook readers, tablet devices and so on lately.

After you’ve watched that, you have to wonder if publishers will “burn the presses” as Marc Andreessen argues here on TechCrunch. It’s a great read – as thought provoking as the above video.



Free. As in free.
December 20, 2009, 4:21 pm
Filed under: Media | Tags: , , ,

Author Paul Carr has made a free PDF version of his novel available for download. That might not sound such a big deal – but the back-story is quite interesting, and he’s certainly testing the bounds of his contract with his publishers.

At a time when it feels as though eBook readers/Tablets are about to explode into the mainstream, the publishing industry sure has a lot to grapple with.  I wonder what traditional publishers have learned from the Music industry – good and bad?

Read all about it here on TechCrunch




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