A number of publishers have reacted to reports of Steve Jobs’ Flash-bashing comments. The Apple CEO allegedly compared the lack of Flash support on the iPad to the company’s decision behind eliminating the floppy drive from the iMac. The technology was also labeled a security risk [...]
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Publishers react to Steve Jobs’ opposition to Flash
Posted by Gary on March 27, 2010
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A number of publishers have reacted to reports of Steve Jobs’ Flash-bashing comments. The Apple CEO allegedly compared the lack of Flash support on the iPad to the company’s decision behind eliminating the floppy drive from the iMac. The technology was also labeled a security risk [...]
Amazon Wrangles Publishers as iBookstore Grand Opening Looms
Posted by Gary on March 22, 2010
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Google Nexus One ‘sales lag Apple and Motorola’ Google’s initial sales of its Nexus One smartphone have significantly lagged the pace of Apple Inc’s iPhone and Motorola’s Droid sales coming out of the starting gate, an analytics firm said yesterday. Read more on Independent Palm’s survival questioned NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of mobile phone [...]
Will the iPad’s text-to-voice eBook feature cause issues with book publishers?
Posted by Gary on March 14, 2010
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A few previously unknown details have emerged in the wake of yesterdays’ iPad pre-order frenzy, but this might be the iPad killer feature that causes Apple the most trouble: according to Apple’s own documentation, the iPad will happily read all ePub format eBooks outloud to you, if you want it to. [...]
Publishers Ready for iPad, Worry about Apple-Adobe Flash Support
Posted by Gary on March 3, 2010
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Apple’s HTC patent suit: Can it derail Google’s Android devices? Apple said Tuesday that it is suing HTC for infringing on 20 patents related to the iPhone and pursuing a permanent cease and desist order that could derail a wide range of Android devices. Read more on TechRepublic Apple vs HTC: a patent breakdown digg_url [...]
Publishers make way for the iPad
Posted by Gary on March 2, 2010
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by Serenity Caldwell, Macworld.com As we creep on toward the iPad launch, developers are scurrying about getting their apps ship-shape, consumers are twiddling their thumbs waiting for pre-orders to be announced, and print publishers are making preparations. Apple, of course, announced that its [...]
Publishers justify $13-$15 e-book prices for Apple iPad
Posted by Gary on March 2, 2010
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By Katie Marsal Published: 03:00 PM EST After the introduction of the iPad gave publishers leverage to raise e-book prices on the Amazon Kindle, a new report states that consumers have “unrealistic expectations” about how low e-book prices should be. This week, The New York Times provided a breakdown on the economics of producing [...]
Amazon frantically phoned publishers as Steve Jobs unveiled iPad
Posted by Gary on February 28, 2010
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Message from fivefilters.org: If you can, please donate to the full-text RSS service so we can continue developing it. By Kasper Jade Published: 12:00 PM EST Apple chief executive Steve Jobs was still standing on stage addressing an auditorium full of media reps last month when higher-ups at Amazon began phoning publishers in an effort [...]