Америка была основана при помощи зафиксированного на бумаге слова. Ее корни восходят к письменным источникам: к Конституции, Декларации о Независимости, а косвенно и к Библии. Успех этой страны стал возможен благодаря высокому уровню грамотности, свободной прессе, приверженности законам (закрепленным в книгах), а также общему языку, распространившегося на целом континенте с востока на запад. Американское благосостояние и свобода выросли из культуры чтения и письма.
via liberty.ru
Оперативно. Молодцы.
Sources quoted by US media columnists Michael Wolff say that no one is subscribing to The Times paywall. He says the newspaper’s website has been turned into an empty world.
via wallblog.co.uk
Times плохая? Или модель плохая?
via openebook.org
Novelist Ryu Murakami plans to release his latest novel exclusively for digital bookworms through Apple Inc.’s iPad ahead of the print version. Mr. Murakami, the acclaimed author of over 15 novels including “Coin Locker Babies” and “In the Miso Soup”, replaced the publishers with a software company to help develop the e-book titled “A Singing Whale,” or “Utau Kujira” in Japanese. The digital package will include video content and set to music composed by Academy Award winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, according to the Japanese business daily Nikkei.
via guardian.co.uk
Thanks to strong iMac sales, Steve Jobs is insanely great again, and accolades in the trades have called Apple’s reversal of fortune everything from a “rebound” to “the Second Coming.” The next iMac attack promises new lollipop laptops, a more serious series of professional machines, and a wireless handheld dubbed the iPad. Though it’s hard to argue with five straight profitable quarters, Apple’s teal-colored turnaround is saddled to a single product line - built on an aging operating system.
But reading and writing, like all technologies, are dynamic.
via smithsonianmag.com
Investors will receive a copy of the book they back and earn up to eight times their outlay if more than 100,000 copies are sold. Their money will be returned if the €22,000 threshold is not reached.
Отсюда: http://www.thebookseller.com/news/123455-crowdfunding-for-french-books.html
new latest generation Kindle DX and new lower price of $379, down from $489, and still with free 3G wireless–no monthly bills or annual contracts. Kindle DX is the 9.7-inch large screen member of Amazon’s family of revolutionary portable readers. The new Kindle DX features a new graphite enclosure and an all new, high contrast electronic ink display with 50 percent better contrast for the clearest text and sharpest images.