We have had a lot of different physical carriers for books – Clay Tablets, Papyrus, Bronze, and even Palm Tree Leaves. China had books written on Silk, Shells, Wood, and Bone. The Maya used concertina style books made from Amatl paper. Romans used wax-coated wooden tablets. Parchment replaced papyrus. we had scrolls and codices. Then we [...]
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Reading Rework by the 37 Signals people and a third through the book it hit me that they are making the exact same mistake that they are accusing traditional businesses of i.e. They feel that what made them succeed is the formula for success. In Rework 37 Signals are assuming, at best, that what made them succeed is [...]
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This post is a quick comparison of the themes you find at Techmeme (a site aggregating tech news) and MediaGazer (a site aggregating media news). It’s just what’s on the pages – so the only bias that comes in is my interpretation of the topics. Fee free to interpret the news items as you see fit. [...]
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The Kindle Store just added two free books. A Gift of Grace by Amy Clipston is rated 4.5 stars on 23 reviews. School Library Journal say – Rebecca Kauffman’s Old Order Amish life is thrown into upheaval when her sister, who had joined the outside world, is killed in a car crash and leaves two teenage [...]
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There’s an interesting discussion at the official kindle forum comparing the amount of text displayed per page on the Kindle 2 and the Kindle DX. It also looks at words per page for different font sizes. It got me thinking about the whole concept of page size and reading. Each of us have our personal preferences. However are there [...]
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