Comments on: New iPhones including a $99 Item http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/ Romance, Historical, Contemporary, Paranormal, Young Adult, Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Mon, 28 May 2012 06:19:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jane http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204602 Jane Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:09:49 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204602 @<a href="#comment-204598" rel="nofollow">Kerry Allen</a> You know, I honestly never thought of it Randi but it's probably a good idea to go with Kerry's suggestion. I'll go edit. @Kerry Allen You know, I honestly never thought of it Randi but it’s probably a good idea to go with Kerry’s suggestion. I’ll go edit.

]]> By: Kerry Allen http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204598 Kerry Allen Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:45:07 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204598 <strong>@Randi</strong>: Per the Chicago Manual of Style (8.163), <em>"Brand names or names of companies that are spelled with a lowercase initial letter (eBay, iMac, etc.) pose a problem if they begin a sentence in normal prose. Chicago recommends either capitalizing the first letter in that position or, better, recasting the sentence so the name does not appear at the beginning."</em> It doesn't specifically state so, but I'd assume leave the second letter capitalized in any case. Given the stellar track record of my assumptions, however, I'd probably go with "<strong>The</strong> iPhone doesn't have..." and evade the problem. /thread hijack @Randi: Per the Chicago Manual of Style (8.163), “Brand names or names of companies that are spelled with a lowercase initial letter (eBay, iMac, etc.) pose a problem if they begin a sentence in normal prose. Chicago recommends either capitalizing the first letter in that position or, better, recasting the sentence so the name does not appear at the beginning.”

It doesn’t specifically state so, but I’d assume leave the second letter capitalized in any case. Given the stellar track record of my assumptions, however, I’d probably go with “The iPhone doesn’t have…” and evade the problem.

/thread hijack

]]> By: Miki http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204546 Miki Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:48:28 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204546 I checked out the iTouch and iPhone when it first came out that Kindle books could be read on it. However, when I was told 1) there's no way to expand the memory (via SD card or something like it) and 2) there's "no way" (officially) to move content between the i-gadget and your computer, I didn't want anything to do with it. I was told everything had to be transferred back and forth over the app servers. I want backups of aps and ebooks I buy. Maybe I misunderstood (current owners feel free to correct me), but I just didn't like the lack of control over my purchases. I checked out the iTouch and iPhone when it first came out that Kindle books could be read on it.

However, when I was told 1) there’s no way to expand the memory (via SD card or something like it) and 2) there’s “no way” (officially) to move content between the i-gadget and your computer, I didn’t want anything to do with it.

I was told everything had to be transferred back and forth over the app servers. I want backups of aps and ebooks I buy.

Maybe I misunderstood (current owners feel free to correct me), but I just didn’t like the lack of control over my purchases.

]]> By: Servizi Fotografici http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204519 Servizi Fotografici Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:17:07 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204519 Iphone has never made me go mad, and I have never seen it necessary in have a phone with all these freaky functions .... the thing that puts me of is that it even costs more than a good laptop. Iphone has never made me go mad, and I have never seen it necessary in have a phone with all these freaky functions …. the thing that puts me of is that it even costs more than a good laptop.

]]> By: Randi http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204497 Randi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:00:22 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204497 And here's a question: if iPhone is the first word of a sentence (see above), does it change to "IPhone" or stay "iPhone"? And here’s a question: if iPhone is the first word of a sentence (see above), does it change to “IPhone” or stay “iPhone”?

]]> By: Randi http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204496 Randi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:59:29 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204496 Silver, no kidding. $99 sure makes it a tease. But I still think I'll hold out until my current cell phone contract is up. Iphone doesn't have anything soooooooooooo great I need it right this second. And if Scroll Motion ebooks are that pricey, it sort of defeats the purpose of the "cheapy" Iphone. Silver,

no kidding. $99 sure makes it a tease. But I still think I’ll hold out until my current cell phone contract is up. Iphone doesn’t have anything soooooooooooo great I need it right this second. And if Scroll Motion ebooks are that pricey, it sort of defeats the purpose of the “cheapy” Iphone.

]]> By: Silver James http://dearauthor.com/features/industry-news/new-iphones-including-a-99-item/#comment-204434 Silver James Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:40:54 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/?p=12665#comment-204434 Okay. This may be the thing that tips me over into an iPhone. $99? I sure don't need extra speed or storage beyond the 3G. <i>*goes to count pennies*</i> Okay. This may be the thing that tips me over into an iPhone. $99? I sure don’t need extra speed or storage beyond the 3G. *goes to count pennies*

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