Apple has released a Software Developers Kit (“SDK”) for its iPhone. With 10 million iPhones sold already, and momentum growing, this should provide a further boost by opening the iPhone… Read more >
A new book from Activity Press documents the rise of the Internet in New Zealand and looks to its future as it becomes an increasingly vital part of our economic… Read more >
In spite of another round of ebook hype prompted by Amazon’s Kindle launch late last year, the signs are not good for 2008 to be the Year of the eBook…. Read more >
In what should be good news for publishers, Adobe’s ubiquitous PDF file format has been accepted as an ISO standard meaning that an international committee of experts, not Adobe, will… Read more >
A new category of PC, the so-called ultramobile PC (UMPC), is creating buzz in ebook land as it potentially provides an alternative to the dedicated ebook reader (a la Kindle… Read more >
Aussie PC mag PC Authority has just published this review of the Iliad iRex ebook reader, the same one that Dymocks will be selling through some of its stores. In… Read more >
I just noticed a press release issued last month by Macmillan Australia which has begun the process of digitising its local list with the help of MPS Technologies Inc. MPS… Read more >
A piece in Wired magazine from ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne looks at how digitisation has changed (in some respects) the structure of the music industry and the opportunities available… Read more >
A UK Booksellers Association report has useful tips for Kiwi booksellers as the latter announce the set-up of their own ebook research initiative. The New Zealand Booksellers Association has set… Read more >
Bookselling chain Dymocks have upped the ante Downunder by announcing they’ll be selling the iRex iLiad, an A$899 gadget that lets you download and read ebooks on a paper-like screen…. Read more >