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August 28, 2014

Thursday News: Will Apple introduce the iWatch in September, OverDrive’s new and enhanced app, NYPL book recs, and Sanrio’s “cruel trick”

JanetPublishing NewsAdobe / Apple / Hello Kitty / iPhone / iWatch / Libraries / Overdrive / recommendations / Sanrio / smart watch / Smartphone13 Comments

Will Apple unveil the iWatch at the same time as the iPhone 6? – Gigaom picks up on the Re/Code story that claims a September 9th release of the new iWatch, along with the new Apple iPhone models. Gigaom is not so convinced, but it’s an interesting rumor and one ... more >

June 19, 2014

Thursday News: Fire phone, spying increases demand for cloud services, Daniel Keyes dies, and hilarious First Moon Party video

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / cloud / Daniel Keyes / Fire / NSA / obituaries / Satire / security / SFF / Smartphone / YouTube2 Comments

Amazon’s Fire phone has average looks and high aspirations (hands-on) – Well, some of the reviews are in, and they’re not exactly glowing. If the Amazon Fire phone were a serious contender to overthrow the iPhone, I might consider it. But a phone that doesn’t even have Bluetooth (It has Bluetooth ... more >

April 23, 2014

Wednesday News: Women keeping boys from reading, men reading Romance, Comcast growing again, and Amazon planning Kindlephone

JanetPublishing NewsAmazon / cable / canon / children's literature / digital media / gender / genre critique / Kindle / Smartphone27 Comments

Note from Jane: We’ve been having a number of server issues for the past few months related to spambots. At the advice of our host, I’ve installed a simple math captcha. If you want to bypass the captcha, you can register with DA using this link here. I’ll add these links ... more >

November 26, 2013

Tuesday News: Will smartphones become the dominant ebook reader?; Nook App launches into 32 countries with limited content; Beastie Boys in a copyright dispute

JanePublishing Newsbirth control / copyright infringement / Fair Use / Nook / Smartphone15 Comments

Are big smartphones the future of e-books? – Nokia makes the argument that more people will be reading on larger smartphones (or phablets apparently as some people call them). Previous studies show that readers between the ages of 18 and 24 are using their smartphones as readers more than other ... more >

November 30, 2008

2008 Holiday EBook Reading Buying Guide, Part II

JaneEbooksbuying guide / digital publishing / Ebooks / iPhone / mini computers / Smartphone22 Comments

Last week we talked about the dedicated ebook readers from the high end Sony Reader PRS700 to the Kindle. One thing that commenters addressed was the conversion issues. I.e., how difficult is it to convert content to be read on the Kindle, Sony, et al. I think that there should ... more >

December 4, 2007

Text Messaged Books Are All the Rage in Japan

JanePublishing Newsfree-book / SmartphoneComments Off on Text Messaged Books Are All the Rage in Japan

Image Source: H.G. What has Rin, a preschool teacher in Japan, done that thousands of authors, both in print and aspiring, haven’t? Sold 400,000 copies of a hardcover book that contains a story she gave away for free. Rin (a pseudonym) writes books via her cellular phone. Her audience is ... more >

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