Category Archives: New Technology

Apple Announces New Education and Publishing Apps for iPad

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Evan O'Connor

Apple held an educational publishing event at the Guggenheim in New York City yesterday, outlining three new apps for students, teachers, and publishers. The first announcement was for iBooks 2, Apple’s reinvention of textbooks. The free app is available today … Continue reading →

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Lending Library or Intellectual Property Heist?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

With the first shipments of its e-reader tablet, the Kindle Fire, Amazon announced its new “Lending Library”—a free service available to “Prime” subscribers that allows them free access to more the 5,000 e-books. This $79.99/year membership also offers free 2-day … Continue reading →

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Your book is printed and bound, while you wait—Worldwide

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

The Espresso (or Electronic) Book Machine (EBM), a creation of On Demand Books, is designed for the efficient and worldwide distribution of Print-On-Demand (POD) books. The first EBM was installed and demonstrated in June 2007 at the New York Public … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s New Kindle Fire tablet Ships November 15!

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Evan O'Connor

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled three new Kindle models last week, including the much-anticipated Kindle Fire tablet. Amazon’s new 7” vibrant color multi-touch tablet sold an estimated 95,000 units in the first day of pre-orders for just $199 each. The … Continue reading →