Author Archives: laura

Finding Titles In The iBookstore: Do You Feel Lucky?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by laura

Searching the iBookstore for titles is almost as maddening as searching the Appstore for apps, and I don’t understand why that is still such a mess. Searching this evening for titles by Maurice G. Dantec, I noticed that searching by … Continue reading →

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Toorop’s Interactive Map

Posted on October 21, 2011 by laura

I got suckered into watching Babylon A.D. yesterday evening. Just when I thought I might lose interest, Toorop, played by Vin Diesel, goes back to his padlocked apartment (the car door hanging from a metal frame in the living room … Continue reading →

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The Other America

Posted on October 15, 2011 by laura

I was startled to see this poster on my way to the store this morning, almost as if images of my recent thoughtful preoccupations were being projected onto the billboards in the streets.

Posted in Culture, Journalism, Switzerland | 1 Comment

William Faulkner English EBooks In The Swiss iBookstore

Posted on October 10, 2011 by laura

Judging from the continued traffic, more people than I expected are interested in books by William Faulkner. I hope my post helps them find what they’re looking for. Since the iBookstore recently opened in Switzerland, I am now able to … Continue reading →

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A Message To Wall Street From 1862

Posted on October 8, 2011 by laura

Slate ran an article last month about homesteaders of the last century, Oh snap!: Homesteader Postcards, The Facebook of 1906.

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Something Profound Has Happened

Posted on October 6, 2011 by laura

Stop and think about this. When was the last time you saw the world mourn the passing of a CEO and one of the richest men on the planet? Something profound has happened. In no small part, due to Steve … Continue reading →

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Apple’s iBookstore Opened To Little Fanfare In Switzerland

Posted on October 6, 2011 by laura

The Apple iBookstore opened in Switzerland last Wednesday. I heard from @mikecane on Twitter, who sent me this link. Until now, the store only contained public domain Gutenberg Project titles, and the only way to get other books into the … Continue reading →

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Which Is Right For You? Specs Aren’t Even Half The Story

Posted on October 5, 2011 by laura

Seems like it’s official: the tablet wars have started. I saw this post, Kindle Fire vs. iPad: Which is right for you? today via @e_reading on Twitter. Doug Gross compares the announced price and features of the Kindle Fire with … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Silk Road Opens New Routes To Commerce

Posted on October 4, 2011 by laura

Since its announced launch last week, much has been written about Amazon’s Silk, a hybrid browser that promises to deliver an improved user experience by performing the resource-intensive part of displaying a webpage on the server side. The architecture is … Continue reading →

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Summer Lingers

Posted on October 2, 2011 by laura

Summer doesn’t seem to want to leave. The weather was perfect this afternoon for a walk in the forest. The view of the lac de Vouglans from the belvedere of Château Richard was splendid.

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