With Blio you don't need a special hardware device like an ePaper based reader to read eBooks, you just use your PC...
Engadget.com :
"...knfb's Blio [comes] with Mac and PC compatible software saying you don't need new fancy hardware to read the the printed page on a screen....or may be you do. Regardless, of where the Blio software ends up we really dig it and it approaches digital reading in a whole new way. In case you didn't know the Blio software aims to preserve the traditional book or magazine format by keeping its layout, fonts, images, but also to meld it with digital interactivity..."
On January 20th 2010, Amazon announced its new deal proposal: If you format your eBook for the Amazon Digital Text Platform - so people can read it on their Kindle - Amazon will give you upto 70% of the sale if you satisfy some conditions. You can read about those conditions in the press release. Any (United States) citizen can sign up for an account, upload and sell eBooks through Amazon.
Today, I'm looking at a technology for implementing some demos with the new eReader I have received yesterday. My objective is to demonstrate some showcases of a an ePaper Reference Architecture, therefore I want to develop/assemble a Desktop application, a kind of iTunes for eReader.
I currently face a dilemna: which technology to choose Java or Adobe (AIR) ? Both are portable.Both offer document workflow solutions, which I believe are very important elements.
Advantages of Java
Java is more open towards other Entreprise platforms like Alfresco or jBoss.
From the press release: "Our development of the world's largest flexible display has opened up a new market in the next-generation display sector of e-paper," said CTO and executive VP of LG Display, In Jae Chung. "As the e-paper market is growing at a rapid pace, LG Display will continue to deliver new value to customers and the market through industry-leading technologies and differentiated products."
