Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Oxford English Dictionary ‘will not be printed again’
Daily Telegraph says:
The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the world's most definitive work on the language, will never be printed because of the impact of the internet on book sales.
Read the article here from Book News: Fiction and non-fiction reviews, latest news, releases, features, interviews and authors.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
iFactory: Oxford University Press Chooses PubFactory to Develop Oxford English Dictionary
Market Wire - Computers and Software: Internet says:
BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) iFactory, an award-winning web design and development firm, today announced that Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen iFactory's online publishing platform, PubFactory, to develop the relaunched version of the online Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
Read the article here from Market Wire - Computers and Software: Internet.
Why Metadata Matters for the Future of E-Books
Epicenter says:
The world of digital publishing can be a lot more complicated than deciding whether to buy a Kindle, Nook, or iPad. If you want to know just how complex things are getting, just ask a publisher, author, or agent about Andrew Wylie.
Along with Amazon announcing its new Kindle, the major — and I mean, epoch-making — news in digital publishing in these circles last week was when Wylie, a literary agent, finally made good on his threat to bypass publishers by inking a deal giving the exclusive e-book rights to his agency’s backlist to Amazon, through his imprint called Odyssey Editions.
Read the article here from Epicenter.
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Adobe Digital Magazine Solution Coming in Late Summer
Adobe Labs says:
The Digital Magazine Solution from Adobe, coming in late summer 2010 to Adobe Labs, enables media, corporate, and retail catalog publishers to create and monetize immersive content experiences like the WIRED Reader. These digital magazines can be consumed on the Apple iPad, with other platforms and devices expected in the future.
Read the article here from Adobe Labs.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Flash and the HTML5 tag
YouTube API Blog says:
There's been a lot of discussion lately about whether or not the HTML5 <video> tag is going to replace Flash Player for video distribution on the web. We’ve been excited about the HTML5 effort and <video> tag for quite a while now, and most YouTube videos can now be played via our HTML5 player. This work has shown us that, while the <video> tag is a big step forward for open standards, the Adobe Flash Platform will continue to play a critical role in video distribution.
Read the article here from YouTube API Blog.
