September 17, 2012
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There was a reason why I decided to use Media oppose to TV or Radio. The core concept of Perceptive Media can be applied at many different levels and different outputs. How would Perceptive publishing work? Well if you imagine … Continue reading
August 29, 2011
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Still loving my Kindle specially now I can use my phone as a Wifi hotspot/Mifi. I’m usually tweeting something I’ve read on the way to work. I’ve described my kindle ecosystem but recently I’m starting to notice more services supporting the … Continue reading
June 27, 2011
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I posted this from my kindle on twitter… Its awkward because it doesn’t post the source but its actually from Ars technica. By publishing on her own website, Rowling adds: “We can guarantee that people everywhere are getting the same … Continue reading
May 19, 2011
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For those who have been interested in my kindle hacking/project. I’m happy to say the Thinking Digital conference schedule is now up on the Amazon Kindle store. The UK link is here. The US link is here. The German link … Continue reading
February 11, 2011
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My sister and I spoke on Skype the other day and I said to her I finally got around to reading What the Dog saw by Malcolm Gladwell which she bought for me about 2 years ago at Christmas. Yes … Continue reading
February 7, 2011
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Anna Frew is doing a masters in Art and Design and is majoring in the conflict of ebooks and books. I met her at a Manchester Social Media Cafe in January and found her very intriguing. So after chatting for … Continue reading
January 28, 2011
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Do you love books? Do you love books so much that you’d buy a kindle and sell your kindle for a stack of books? Yeah I thought not… But just in-case your thinking about giving up on your kindle. Microcosm … Continue reading
January 26, 2011
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In my email today, a email from Chris Anderson of TED, I’m delighted to share with you a significant new step in our efforts to promote "ideas worth spreading". We’re announcing today the launch of TED Books. TED Books are … Continue reading
January 3, 2011
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At long last the Book charting the highlights of BBC Backstage is available for everyone to download and read. Download in [PDF] [print ready PDF] [EPUB] [MOBI] [RTF] Originally I wanted to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of backstage in May … Continue reading
December 20, 2010
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Imran posted a link on his facebook wall. The future of publishing is writable, Trends of smaller, easier, and more personal content signal a shift away from read-only publishing. There are three convergence trends in publishing that are already apparent. … Continue reading
December 19, 2010
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Amazon are really cornering the reader market. Not only do they have one of the best ebook readers, but its also one of the cheapest (using there ability to ship many of them). But what really smashed it for them … Continue reading
November 4, 2010
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So I’ve gotten into this lovely routine where I have Calibre automatically turns my subscriptions into ebooks for me and then I connect my Kindle to the USB to automatically sync the items. Then I sit in a nice coffee/tea … Continue reading
October 7, 2010
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So everyone knows I loved Inception but as it moves out of the cinema, I had a problem. A problem which will effect more and more people in the future. (This is certainly early adopter tertiary I admit) On the … Continue reading
September 21, 2010
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For a while I’ve been writing a new book (as such). Its titled How to run a barcamp and i’ve contacted a few people I know who have run them in the past to contribute towards it. Unfortunately not many … Continue reading
September 11, 2010
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I’m going to sell my old Sony PRS-600 Ebook Reader for the Amazon Kindle 3. But why? Well it kind of centres on a blog post I wrote a while ago when the iPad was unveiled to the world. In … Continue reading