by admin on August 20, 2010
Apple has finally enabled publishers to offer their magazines via iPad apps to current subscribers free of charge. Beginning with the update of the People Magazine app earlier today, subscribers to Time, Inc. publications including Time, Sports Illustrated, and Fortune will soon be able to be able to access the iPad versions of issues for [...]
by admin on March 2, 2010
Filed under: Retail, Software, Internet, iPad
John Siracusa drew my attention to an article by Macmillan CEO John Sargent on the agency model, availability and price, in which he says that the company actually plans to keep their hardcover/paperback separation even while selling ebooks. While new hardcover ebooks will sell for $14.99 and $12.99 (“a [...]
by admin on February 20, 2010
Filed under: Steve Jobs
Macworld is reporting that Steve Jobs is one of the recipients of the Jim Henson Celebration Honor – one of four Jim Henson Honors. Established in 2005, the awards program acknowledges organizations, individuals, or products that reflect the core values and philosophy of Jim Henson and the company he founded. Criteria used [...]
by admin on February 8, 2010
Filed under: Hardware
When Steve Jobs announced the iPad, I thought it was neat, but I didn’t see how it would really fit into my life. What could it do for me that my iPhone or MacBook Pro couldn’t? It seemed like that gap Steve Jobs said the iPad filled was targeted at a group of [...]