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The eBook vs. Print Book Numbers

Ken Auletta in last week’s New Yorker covers the growing dilemma publishers have in migrating their business models toward the inevitable (eBooks) and away from the past (print books). It outlines how the iPad helped publisher put greater demands on Amazon. It also details (in words) some interesting data about the publishing industry. Being interested in this [...]

How do I get a book on the iPad’s iBooks bookstore and app?

There is no short answer to this question (yet). But we did figure out a way to get our books on the iPad and in the iBooks app library. Here’s how… But first, an overview: 1. Apple’s iBooks app supports the ePub format. Therefore  you cannot just add a PDF or Mobi file. You have [...]

iPads and Earthquakes

Did you feel that? No, not the earthquake. The media world exploding into a 300,000 little pieces. I got a chance to test out the newest weapon in Apple’s arsenal and have put together a few posts this morning. We’re interested in developing apps as well as publishing content through the bookstore. But for productivity [...]

The iBook Experience

I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

The iWait is Over

The iPad is sexy. In typical Apple fashion the “blank state” experience is what it should be. Easy to get started and enough features to whet the appetite for more. I’ve installed a few apps and will review them in the coming days. So far the product gets a thumbs up for total experience. As [...]

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