January 2012
5 posts
iBooks Author EUA: Much Ado about Nothing.
holtthink:
After Apple introduced their revolutionary game changing iBooks Author program the other day, the blogosphere went into a collective gran-mal seizure about how restrictive the licensing agreement was. Fun to watch. Of course, the same over reaction happened when iTunes came out ten years ago. Wailing and gnashing of teeth. The...
[iBooks] Tools for Creating Interactive Books
Gotta say that I agree with Dave on this…
Tools for creating interactive books for Apple’s iBooks | 52 Tiger
“The “book as toy” phenomenon migrated to the iPad with digital children’s books. I’ve purchased a few for my own children (ages 8 and 6) and found the experience disappointing. Instead of listening to the story, my kids only want to “see what it does,” randomly tapping,...
iPads in Higher Ed.
What I’ve Learned From Teaching with iPads | The Chronicle of Higher Education
“My students said they saw little or no return on investing large amounts of time to personalize the iPad’s settings, organize the many apps, transfer their address books or even learn new apps that might make the iPad more functional. Why become attached to something they had to give back? “
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Buying and Selling Apps
Free vs. Paid apps in the Android Market: This is a problem…
On Buying And Selling Apps | Smarterware
“Android users don’t already have their credit card information entered into Google Checkout (or is it Wallet), so the difference between downloading a free app versus buying an app is the inconvenience of setting that all up. Since apps are often impulse buys, and typing...
CES
512 Pixels
“None of these products will change the world. None of them will create blocks-long lines at their launch. It is hard to get people excited for cheap, shoddy devices that more and more look like knock-offs of Cupertino’s work.”