For the first time, an app has been nominated for a TV BAFTA.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 18 May 2011
"The Malcolm Tucker: The Missing Phone" application has been nominated for a TV British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. Henry Volans, head of Faber Digital, discusses the app and why he thinks it's being honored with the nomination.
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Joep Kuijper on the Openmargin marginalia platform and iPad app.
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 16 May 2011
It's time to stop lamenting the death of marginalia at the hands of digital publishing and actually do something about it. Openmargin, a startup in the Netherlands, has done just that.
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Improving ebook note tools, ask for data and you'll get it, the ABA partners with On Demand Books
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 13 May 2011
Pete Meyers suggests ways to improve ebook note-taking tools, publishers can actually get consumer data from Apple, and the American Booksellers Association wants its member stores to have Espresso Book Machines.
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Announcing the three prize winners of the O'Reilly writable API competition.
by Terry Jones
| @terrycojones | 13 May 2011
We ran a developer contest to see what folks could do with O'Reilly's new "writable" API. Today we're announcing the winners.
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It's time for ebooks to evolve beyond their basic note-taking tools.
by Peter Meyers
| @petermeyers | 12 May 2011
Ebook note-taking needs attention. The upside is that the ereader company that builds the best tools could also create a competitive advantage.
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Digital text and learning, improving the browsing experience, Amazon's publishing projects
by Jenn Webb
| @JennWebb | 6 May 2011
In the latest Publishing News: A study found digital text might disrupt cognitive mapping, digital browsing solutions are discussed in Pete Meyers' latest "Breaking the Page" installment, and Amazon launches its fourth imprint.
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