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The Google Books version for mobile phone has arrived

the editor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:57:17 +0000

It is here! Taking into account that the readings become digital with demand, Google Books becomes mobile with a version of its site, and largely optimized for playback on mobile platforms, such as Blackberry or iPhone or Android obviously. The engine crying out loud, they are now 1.5 million pounds that can be put in his pocket, because sometimes "it aspires to something more than simple video game or a movie," anticipates Google. And indeed according to our first tests with a Archos 5, equipped with a 3G chip SFR, the interface is more convenient to use and very fast.

Package mobile phone on the rise and torque ebook-reading?

the editor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:10:53 +0000

There are in France more than 58 million mobile subscribers since late 2008, and almost a million fans of the key 3G. For telephony, this represents 4.9% growth over the year, however, a decrease with respect to 7.1% in 2007.

But the market is beginning to be saturated with more than 90% of penetration. But finally, we find that the couple phone + package has so many attractions, particularly as it allows to get a new toy and more secure communications. For the 4th quarter, there were 1.6 million subscriptions, when the first three ranged between 304,000 (2nd qtr.) And 389,000 (3rd Qtr.).

The challenge of e-book will create a new form of narrative

the editor — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:53:58 +0000

The electronic book is slowly becoming a reality, but is of concern in many quarters, and especially calls for a reflection on the meaning and future of the book in general. Lucio Felici, a leading figure in the history of publishing for twenty years director of editorial Garzanti and later editorial director of the joints and Newton & Compton, is asked whether and how the e-book will change not only the publishing, but also how to write. To discover that the electronic book is a challenge to which not even a publisher "traditional" can not resist. Professor, do you think that e-book will compete with economic issues?

What is an e-book?

the editor — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:17:50 +0000

In general, the term e-book (electronic book) is a literary monograph published in digital form and available through special devices. Note that the adjective 'literary', in this definition, in the universal sense of intelligence work as a verbal text, and does not relate exclusively to literary works as aesthetic objects (novel, poem, dramatic text) separated texts from fiction, science and so on. The determination of 'monographs' a different e-book itself from the electronic version of a periodical publication, to indicate which one tends to adopt the term e-journal (electronic magazine). The use of generic e-publication (electronic publication) was suggested to refer to any kind of works published in digital format.

E-book: the end of the book?

the editor — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:02:33 +0000

In 1999 the United States the book on paper was the best-selling item over the Internet. With a market share of 11 per cent of total e-commerce, the books have exceeded even the computer programs (10 percent) and music (8.7 percent). So far, therefore, not only the traditional volumes were not replaced by new digital media, but rather information technology have contributed to their spread. But what can still take the book of paper? Will in the end, supplanted by the e-book? Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the entrepreneur who made fortune with the paper books, it is certain that the advance of electronic ones will be unstoppable, "is no longer a question of if but of when the e-books and then 'download' you say. " If the forecast Bezos seems almost obvious, the questions on the theoretical and practical consequences of the development of e-book as a tool of learning that is fun is, however, still open.