I almost passed over this story in today’s PW e-blast. Read between the lines and you can see one of the two things necessary for eBooks to proliferate: device accessibility to the masses, driven by price point. Anybody want to guess what the price point on the next iPad will be?
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7 Days of iPad: Days 4+5 (the eBook Ultimatum)
First of all, if this post is a tad short please forgive me. I’ve got a nasty 2nd degree burn on my index finger and thumb, so typing is a bit of a challenge. Apparently, roasted marshmallow Peeps are as hot as lava right off the stick. Lesson learned at a friend’s house tonight as [...]
7 Days of iPad: Day 2 (in which the CO4 passes judgment)
Last night was the monthly meeting of The Council of Four, an unsecret society of maniacal writers comprised of myself, Matt Bronleewe, Chris Well, and Eric Wilson. Generally, we work out elaborate world domination schemes on a giant whiteboard strapped to Matt with duct tape, which he holds steady while quoting Shakespeare and Poe (though [...]
The Future of Storytelling
As the launch of the iPad nears, we’re beginning to catch glimpses of what the print to digital transition actually looks like in the real world. Up until this point, it’s all been theoretical. But now digital magazines, like VIV (which produced the digital feature spread above for their magazine), Wired, and Time are leveraging [...]


