My goodness! Things are hopping these days, in the world of digital publishing/reading! Rumors were flying that the Department of Justice lawsuit against the Big 5 publishers (minus Random House) and Apple was going to break any minute now, and it did, sort of, except if was Apple and the Big 2 because three of the publishers settled with the DoJ.


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The Apple iPad is a wonderful device. The first model was a beautiful design and the new version is even slicker. My husband loves his iPad 1. But one thing about the iPad is, it's the ultimate walled garden. Actually, it's more of a domed garden, because you can't even fly into it. Pretty much all Apple devices are. Apple sells the hardware and ( Read more... )

When the Kindle started to get popular, people talked about eReaders having an "iPod moment," suggesting that the Kindle would become not only ubiquitous but also synonymous with the eReader concept. People often use iPod as if it meant "MP3 player," the way they say Kleenex for tissues or Xerox for photocopier. At the moment, the Kindle certainly ( Read more... )

Unless you've ignored the news, you probably know that Apple introduced a new gizmo this week, a 10-inch tablet that's pretty much an overgrown iPod Touch. Like the iTouch, the new iPad isn't a phone, but it also doesn't have a camera or any ports, USB or otherwise. It looks really pretty, and will hopefully provide a wonderful new platform for ( Read more... )

A recent PC World post is all worked up over the possibility of a new Apple “mediapad,” an upgrade to the iTouch that will do everything except make coffee. The author David Coursey considers that this Apple entry will eventually kill the Kindle and make Kindle owners sorry they bought Kindles. What he's really saying is there is no viable market ( Read more... )