Comments on: Stanza for iTouch / iPhone http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/ Mostly involving links about publishing, technology and design Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:50:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Times Emit: Mad Men: Books as psychological (product) placement http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-38511 Times Emit: Mad Men: Books as psychological (product) placement Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:15:15 +0000 http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-38511 [...] Stanza: ebooks for iPhone Harlequin: Enriched The iPod Moment for Books [...] [...] Stanza: ebooks for iPhone Harlequin: Enriched The iPod Moment for Books [...]

]]> By: Times Emit: Two good podcasts on “publishing 2.0″ http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-37294 Times Emit: Two good podcasts on “publishing 2.0″ Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:04:10 +0000 http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-37294 [...] iPod moment for Books: How UK readers can’t actually buy eBooks Stanza for iPhone: How UK publishers can’t actually sell eBooks New Work: www.granta.com: We’re really [...] [...] iPod moment for Books: How UK readers can’t actually buy eBooks Stanza for iPhone: How UK publishers can’t actually sell eBooks New Work: http://www.granta.com: We’re really [...]

]]> By: Kate Hyde http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36738 Kate Hyde Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:57:43 +0000 http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36738 I've now downloaded Stanza on my iPod and had a play. There's a few finickity things I find a little cumbersome, like lack of white space and [lack of] scrolling, but I reckon these are things I'll very quickly adapt to. And hence I think you have a very good point, Peter. From a average book reader's point of view I LOVE the fact I've hardly had to do a thing to start reading 1001 books. No purchase of expensive dedicated book reading hardware, no getting used to a different distribution platform (I use and trust iTunes all the time). Within 120 seconds I got Anna Kerenina, all set to read on my journey home, in a form I can actually enjoy rather than find painful. From the average non-reader's point of view this is somewhat of a breakthrough. It's finally gotten more easy to read a classic (or frontlist title, if we all take heed to this post) than London Lite. No More Excuses. I’ve now downloaded Stanza on my iPod and had a play. There’s a few finickity things I find a little cumbersome, like lack of white space and [lack of] scrolling, but I reckon these are things I’ll very quickly adapt to. And hence I think you have a very good point, Peter.

From a average book reader’s point of view I LOVE the fact I’ve hardly had to do a thing to start reading 1001 books. No purchase of expensive dedicated book reading hardware, no getting used to a different distribution platform (I use and trust iTunes all the time). Within 120 seconds I got Anna Kerenina, all set to read on my journey home, in a form I can actually enjoy rather than find painful.

From the average non-reader’s point of view this is somewhat of a breakthrough. It’s finally gotten more easy to read a classic (or frontlist title, if we all take heed to this post) than London Lite.

No More Excuses.

]]> By: teXtes » Blog Archive » un iPhone, vite ! http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36683 teXtes » Blog Archive » un iPhone, vite ! Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:58:44 +0000 http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36683 [...] sur Times Emit, un appel est lancé aux éditeurs : qui sera le premier à signer avec [...] [...] sur Times Emit, un appel est lancé aux éditeurs : qui sera le premier à signer avec [...]

]]> By: Sittin’ Here, Watching The Market Go By | Booksquare http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36666 Sittin’ Here, Watching The Market Go By | Booksquare Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:56:29 +0000 http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36666 [...] Times Emit discovered a Stanza ereader, thanks to a tip from Teleread, so I went and got that one too. Stanza supports the .epub format, but the library is mostly public domain. AppEngines also has a combo reader/book thing going on — you can purchase the whole package for ninety-nine cents (search on ebooks when in the iTunes store). Granted, what you’re purchasing is public domain content, but it’s a interesting experiment in mixing form and function, or something like that. [...] [...] Times Emit discovered a Stanza ereader, thanks to a tip from Teleread, so I went and got that one too. Stanza supports the .epub format, but the library is mostly public domain. AppEngines also has a combo reader/book thing going on — you can purchase the whole package for ninety-nine cents (search on ebooks when in the iTunes store). Granted, what you’re purchasing is public domain content, but it’s a interesting experiment in mixing form and function, or something like that. [...]

]]> By: Frank Norman http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36664 Frank Norman Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:22:18 +0000 http://aptstudio.com/timesemit/2008/07/14/stanza-for-itouch-iphone/#comment-36664 Does the iPhone have the screen resolution to support ebooks? I thought the point of Illiad, Kindle etc was the high res screen that makes reading more like reading print on paper? Does the iPhone have the screen resolution to support ebooks? I thought the point of Illiad, Kindle etc was the high res screen that makes reading more like reading print on paper?

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