I had the pleasure of meeting three of the employees of Zola Books, a new ebookstore, at BEA. Zola Books is, according to their pamphlet, "not just an eBooks retailer, but a community and a platform for everyone who participates in the conversation around books--including authors and curators, independent bookstores and publishers." … [Read more...] about Zola Books: A Review
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Google eBookstore–A Chrome Experiment
Google has found a creative way for readers to find good ebooks. If you're using Chrome, you should check out the WebGL Bookcase, which allows you to browse through a virtual circular bookcase, click on covers that interest you, and read a synopsis of a book by flipping through it online. If you like what you see, you can click on the book and you'll be directed to the Google … [Read more...] about Google eBookstore–A Chrome Experiment
11/29/10: Publishing This Week
California, as a way to save money and improve education, is going to use open source, free textbooks (yay!). Since there's not enough money to give every student a laptop, there's some skepticism as to how well this will work. But it's the first state to try this and something is better than nothing (California K-12 education was ranked 49th in 2009). As a side note, Michelle … [Read more...] about 11/29/10: Publishing This Week
