Pricing for the Professional Edition is expected to be $699 per month plus a per-issue fee that scales according to volume. For that price, publishers can access the Digital Publishing Suite and create applications for all of their titles and publications. The Enterprise Edition is a custom, multi-year platform agreement that gives publishers access to technologies for integration of back-end services such as subscription management, print fulfillment, and e-commerce. Adobe also offers professional services to support enterprise level projects.
via ochook.org
Чего только не бывает, вот, например, ещё один формат ебуков — Жук, сорри, Zhook. Что-то типа EPUB, но только в одном зазипованном файле в HTML5. Последнее обстоятельство как раз очень перспективно. Но, думаю, EPUB тоже будет туда двигаться.
The data, released as part of a seminar held yesterday with Enders Analysis, ‘Digital Seminar: e-books and their impact on the market’, showed genres such as science fiction and romance are “overperforming” thanks to the tastes of early adopters of e-books. For example, the e-book market share of the science fiction and fantasy sector globally for the 10 weeks since June was 10%, more than treble the genre’s market share of print book sales.
K-NFB Reading Technology, creator and developer of Blio, today announced that the world’s most advanced, flexible and engaging e-reader application, will be available for download beginning September 28 at www.blioreader.com. Blio, which is free to download, will be available immediately for all Windows-based devices, with applications for iOS and Android operating systems following soon after. In the coming months, Blio will be rolled out worldwide through device manufacturers, retailers, mobile carriers and educational institutions, and supported by fully-customized digital media storefronts.
Оч. уважаю. Молодцы прямо.
via toc.oreilly.com
Отличные обложки для ебуков.
Lonely Planet has launched augmented reality guides for UK’s Google Android users.
Its ‘Compass Guides’ are available for 25 locations including Amsterdam, Bangkok, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Istanbul, London, Paris, Prague and New York City. They are available for $4.99 (£3.12) from the Google Android store.
Matthew Cashmore, innovation and ecosystems manager, said: “This is one of the most innovative things we’ve launched and we’re really excited to see how people use this application.
via tv.adobe.com
Начало стандартизации «фишек».
via mobilitysite.com
Как интересно. Quark пробует выжить за счёт превращения в инструмент для создания электронных материалов для новой платформы Blio, которую готовит Рэй Курцвейль. Проблема только в том, что Blio ещё нет и её будущее, учитывая заполненность рынка, непонятна.
via blog.threepress.org
Пример страницы электронной книги (webkit-based), определяющей ваше местоположение.