Flipboard is a great eReading application on the iPad. It allows to read Internet feeds (like RSS) and transform it in a nice kind of eBook. You can flip the pages of your RSS feeds as if they were an eBook or a magazine.

Last week I suddenly received the following message from feedbooks (see screenshot) : "Starting today, eight renowned publishers will be testing an innovative new way to bring the timeless beauty of print media to the Web..."



This means that you can now use Flipboard to read magazines.

This is yet another way to read a magazine on a tablet (the iPad in this case). There are several ways to read magazines on a tablet : Woodwing, eLinea, Kobo, Zinio...

What is the best system ? It is too soon to tell, they all improve everyday. I believe the main success criterias will be the following :

• Speed of download: some magazines consume way too much MB and take ages to download
• Speed and ease of navigation, sometimes you get lost in magazines
• Good content with opportune multi-media integration
• Readability and Layout - sometimes there is too much text
• A good mix between paid and free content
• Content optimized to the profile of the reader
• Well designed non intrusive feedback possibilities (comments, Social Networking...)

RT @Belgiancowboys: Update: #Telenet stelt tv op iPad en iPhone voor! Alle Telenet tv en internetklanten kunnen gratis kijken, alleen sp ...

Les dernières actualités: "Le guide de visite de la tour Eiffel sur Ipad
Pour tout savoir sur le monument et Paris lors de votre visite, vous pouvez louer le guide officiel de la Tour Eiffel sur Ipad.
Multimédia, tactile, multilingue, la tablette vous propose
- une visite de Paris à travers un panorama à 360° présentant plus de 80 points d'intérêt,
- une visite de la tour Eiffel à travers son histoire et ses faits les plus remarquables La boutique se trouve au 2ème étage de la tour Eiffel.
Location pour une heure : 7€

- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Tell Us about Your Favorite Transmedia Projects: "Transmedia has been a buzz word in publishing since at least 2003, but it’s one that’s still ill-defined. The creators of Inanimate Alice, as discussed in today’s editorial, describe it as “multimodality using images, sounds, text, interaction . . . to see storytelling in a new, multi-sensory light.” It is something bigger and more interactive than an enhanced e-book, but different than a Web site."

- Sent using Google Toolbar, spécialement pour Dominique (TransMediaManagement)...

La lecture numérique vue d’ailleurs : 813 000 XO au Pérou: "Il y a quelques jours, le gouvernement péruvien a annoncé avoir distribué plus de 813 000 XO aux enfants du pays (pour une classe d’âge comprise entre 8 et 12 ans) au sein de plus de 8350 établissements. Ainsi, le Pérou devient le pays avec le parc de XO le plus important au monde (dépassant de peu l’Uruguay). ... Chaque XO distribué est préchargé avec plusieurs dizaines d’ebooks..."

Source : eBouquin.fr

Les 4 éléments d’une bonne stratégie d’édition numérique | Bienvenue à PWALE: "Une bonne stratégie d’édition numérique se compose de 4 éléments:

1. l’eCommerce : quels sont les canaux à privilégier pour la vente de livre numériques.
2. le Contenu : il faut continuer à proposer du contenu de qualité
3. la Communication : il faut à présent faire le networking et la promotion des eBooks sur l’Intenet
4. l’Organisation : il faut que l’éditeur acquière les compétences liées au numérique

Comment faire pour atteindre ces objectifs ? contactez-nous ! Jean-François Declercq ou Dominique Gany."

si vis pacem para bellum

Sometimes you can learn a lot from a meeting where you have learned nothing new. ..

Creation du groupe 'Android Belgium' sur Google Groups ... bit.ly

si vis pacem para bellum

Information Architects – News on iPad, the Obvious Way: "Developing an HTML based news app is not just cheaper and faster, it also gives you more editorial and technical control over your contents. More importantly, HTML-apps are in many ways more convenient for the user: They’re easy to use, they’re more medium appropriate and in that sense: more appealing and—they’re free. No long downloads, no “how do I get to…”, no weird crashes, no trouble to share, copy, paste, comment, tweet, link to. They just work."

It's not about the idea. It's about doing it and doing it right...

(Photo) En Sven Nijs heeft nog eens gewonnen #cyclocross #overijse 0 bit.ly

eBookIt.com Announced Today Their Grand Opening: "eBookit.com was create by entrepreneur, programmer, and author, Bo Bennett, who realized a major need for this kind of full-service business after struggling with converting his own print book to eBook format in the summer of 2010."

Des tablettes pour réduire la Fracture Numérique ? | Bienvenue à PWALE: "La réduction de la fracture numérique ne se jouera donc plus au niveau du matériel informatique et de la connectivité mais au niveau de la capacité de proposer un portefeuille de contenu et services accessibles à tous."

The "Battle for the Net Economy" map




makes me think about the "Software War" map (See here under)...

Why are big publishers ignoring interactive picture books?: "“Children’s eBooks continue to lead the Top Paid Apps in the Books category in the App Store today. The No. 1 app in the store is Mickey’s Spooky Night Puzzle Book from Disney, followed by iVerse Media’s Pocket God Comics at No. 2 and Oceanhouse Media’s Dr. Seuss title What Was I Scared Of? at No. 3. Disney’s Winnie the Pooh app [...] is ranked at No. 4 and rounding out the Top 10 at No. 10 is Loud Crow Interactive’s new title PopOut! The Tale of Peter Rabbit, an interactive version of the classic children’s tale.”

I agree, the first eBook I bought was "Toy Story 3 Read Along", for the good school results of my son Thomas...

Would the the Web1.5 projects be the best ?

Seth's Blog: You will be misunderstood: "Plan on being misunderstood. Repeat yourself. When in doubt, repeat yourself."

That's one of my ManagementPatterns : "Repeat, Repeat, Repeat"

The Battle of the Internet Economy : Have a look at the map (Web2Summit) bit.ly

RT @mulkers: Great track - Heart of Glass from Deep Voices youtu.be

RT @twandroid: Andy Rubin parle de 300 000 activations d’androphones chaque jour bit.ly

RT @roulive: Après les films (bit.ly un petit top singles 2010: bit.ly

@andypiper I like the IBM poster... twitpic.com