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Are you watching Netflix (or is it watching you)?

Are you watching Netflix (or is it watching you)?

Bandersnatch (2018), is the first release of an interactive film for adults on a platform (Netflix) where the viewers make decisions for the main character, taking control of the storyline. The question is: do we really monitor the characters’...
By on 09/22/19 Comments Off on Are you watching Netflix (or is it watching you)?

The Unbound Book Conference: bloggers needed May 19-21!

We’re seeking bloggers for the Unbound Book Conference (http://eboekenstad.nl/unbound/), a timely international forum on the future of the book and reading and publishing in the digital age. Dates Thursday, May 19 @ Hogeschool van Amsterdam Friday, May 20 @...
By Elias van Hees on 04/21/11 Comments Off on The Unbound Book Conference: bloggers needed May 19-21!

Why the iPad will change the e-reader

E-readers are on the market for a while but the digital version of the book never got really popular. Readers were slow, dull, and not sexy at all. The image of the e-reader changed a couple of months ago...
By Mathijs Voordenberg on 10/21/10 3
Booklistening

Booklistening

Late November this year Folium Partners, LLC will launch the world’s first automated audiobook and app-creation service under the name ModernBookFactory.com. The service will give the opportunity to independent digital publishers, authors and copyright owners to upload their manuscripts,...
By Jidi Guo on 10/18/10 1

The E-reading Development Compared To Past MP3 Culture

Cheaper Books and Violation of Copyright? The value added tax (VAT) for a Dutch digital book consists 19% instead of the 6% for a printed one. This results in only a minimal difference...
By Elias van Hees on 10/18/10 Comments Off on The E-reading Development Compared To Past MP3 Culture
Preserving the physical book by using social networks

Preserving the physical book by using social networks

Some day I will read from a Kindle, Ipad or another eBook reading device. But for now, I can’t imagine how the ‘feel of a book’ can be replaced by something digital. I love to turn pages, I love...
By Emina Sendijarevic on 10/18/10 Comments Off on Preserving the physical book by using social networks

The BeBook Blues

Last years have been devout to digital publishing and the e-readers. The media made it seem that it was the new big thing and even my mother was considering an iPad. Because I was always annoyed by the enormous...
By Fei An Tjan on 10/18/10 Comments Off on The BeBook Blues

Towards the end of books?

Definition of a book: a number of sheets of paper, parchment, etc. with writing or printing on them, fastened together along one edge, usually between protective covers Definition of an e-book: A small, portable device onto which the contents...
By Mares Kahrel on 10/17/10 2

Out with the bookcase: More living space, even more books!

Let me tell you a story about my sister. Isn’t that a good introduction to a blog, share a story with complete strangers online involving private family matters? Though she may not like it, I won’t give her name...
By Hans Terpstra on 10/16/10 3
“Get to the top on Google” Book Review

“Get to the top on Google” Book Review

Get to the top on Google: Tips Techniques to get your site to the top of search engine rankings and stay there. Get to the...
By Alessandro Valente on 09/19/08 1