Category Archives: Apple

Hulu For Books Is A Great Idea, Just Don’t Do It Like Hulu

Posted on February 8, 2012 by laura

Earlier this week, Mike Cane published a fantastic idea, The Hulu For Books That Never Was. The formation of Hulu should have been a wake-up call to the Big Six of publishing. They too should have banded together to form … Continue reading →

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Swiss Apple iPad Email Features iBooks

Posted on December 16, 2011 by laura

It’s been over two months since Apple launched the iBookstore in Switzerland. I still haven’t seen any official announcement or marketing of the store. Yesterday, I received the following email from Apple letting me know that there is still time … Continue reading →

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Swiss iBookstore Now Spricht Nur Deutsch

Posted on December 10, 2011 by laura

I finally got around to upgrading my iPad to iOS5. The process took about an hour and a half from start to finish and ate up most of my free time yesterday evening so I didn’t have time to investigate … Continue reading →

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Does Apple Want To Wish Me Happy Birthday?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by laura

I finally got around to upgrading my iPhone to iOS5 last weekend. The list of new features sounded exciting, even though I can’t have Siri on my 3GS (that’s still not fair). I didn’t time the installation but it was … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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App-Only Internet Access Is Frustrating

Posted on October 2, 2011 by laura

While surfing this morning on my iPad, I followed a link to the New York Post and was surprised to see the following: Outside of paywall sites, this is the first time I’ve run across a website that I was … Continue reading →

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