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Wednesday Links: 2-10-10
Some news about books and ebooks from around the web (more after the jump): So Amazon is absolutely terrified of the iPad. Amazon is releasing a Kindle software development kit (or SDK), which means...
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J.K. Rowling Sued Again + Other News
J.K. Rowling Not really a full links post, but a few things caught my eye this morning. So here we go. First of all, J.K. Rowling has been sued for plagiarism, again, hilariously. This time the...
View ArticleWednesday Links 3-24-10
The iPad is the talk of the town lately. Apparently Apple is building a stable of allies and partnerships in anticipation of the coming launch. Seems everyone wants to have an app ready for April 3,...
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Wednesday Links: 4-7-10
Some news about books and ebooks from around the web: What’s the purpose of libraries in the 21st century? Salon says the new main branch of the Cambridge Public Library (just blocks from C4 HQ) isn’t...
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Want more or more frequent links? Follow C4 on Twitter, and get at least as much as, and possibly more than, you can handle. The Alex was supposed to launch. I haven’t heard anything since, so I’m...
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Links: Apple v. the World
Recently, Apple’s been feeling its oats, and Steve Jobs has been picking fights with absolutely everybody, even bloggers who just want a portable porn pad. Here’s a breakdown of the two biggest Apple...
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Nook Color Debut: Overview & Link Roundup
Barnes & Noble unveiled the Nook Color yesterday. Here are some specs, thoughts, observations, and links. Specs and overview: The Nook Color is a 7-inch color touchscreen Android-powered ereader,...
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iPad v. Nook Color: eReading Death Match
[Edit: As several people have pointed out, there are kids' books with audio, available on the iPad as individual apps. So that's a tie, too. Edits: See books, newspaper, and final thoughts sections,...
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Relax, the iBooks Author EULA is not nearly that bad.
Yesterday, Apple announced iBooks Author, a new Mac app that lets people create and distribute ebooks for the iPad. Immediately following the gleeful fanboygasms came the equally predictable backlash,...
View ArticleiPad Reaction: In Which Apple Eats Plastic Logic’s Lunch, Glares Menacingly...
[UPDATE: It's confirmed that the iPad won't be compatible with Adobe ePub books. That means no library books, and it takes a lot of the shine off the new iBooks. For some reason, Apple hates Adobe, and...
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