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Oct

2011

Info about Sacramento Public Library's Nook ereader project, including an assessment (pdf)

www.saclibrary.org/?pageId=1591

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Jul

2010

Envisions iTunes for academics w/database content. A bit strange to focus on the iPad rather than tablets in general.

www.insidehighered.com/...golub

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then you’d be using a netbook.
- Jeff Karlsen on 2010-07-12
  With higher resolution, which is key. Many netbooks have only 600px of vertical resolution, which ends up being a significant barrier to all sorts of content, both consumption and production.
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This in turn raises the question: What would happen if journals went straight to consumers and sold articles like they were mp3s? What if you could log on to your ScienceDirect or JSTOR app and get a complete browsable list of your favorite journal articles, available for purchase for, say, 25 cents each?
- Jeff Karlsen on 2010-07-12
  This would be lovely, but this particular sales model emerged because the music industry was/is in deep trouble. Whereas Elsevier et al. couldn't be happier with the current situation.
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- The great thing about PDFs is that, like MP3s, they are not copy-protected.
  - Jeff Karlsen on 2010-07-12
    This is simply inaccurate. PDFs can have DRM attached, as can ePub. And they generally do, currently, when PDF is used as the basis of a commercial eBook.
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