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@ThisIsSethsBlog Do people sometimes feel described on your blog ? Arrogance is a bug in signal processing bit.ly
2010 Tech Trends: Facebook, eBooks, and the Groupon | BlogHer: "2010 was a fascinating and fast-paced year for tech. Some trends that have been around for a while reached the tipping point this year, and some new trends are emerging that will dominate 2011.
eBooks and eBook readers

The price for an eBook reader dropped significantly this year. The number of device choices expanded. And the number of books available in that format grew and grew and grew.

Many who have the capability to buy an eBook instead of a printed copy are choosing that as the preferred option. There are several reasons for this, among them lower price, instant delivery, and lightweight portability for a reader's entire library.

I see the eBook market continuing to expand as more and more users turn to digital delivery for all kinds of reading material. Unique ideas for eBooks appear every day, such as this idea, described by FrugalBabe that sells eBooks for charity fund-raising. "


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2013 Will See eBook Reader Markets Catch Fire, Says ABI Research | Business Wire: "NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The market for eBook readers has until now been largely restricted to the United States, and has been led by Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and Sony’s Reader. But according to ABI Research, starting in 2013 eBook reader markets will start to expand globally. The firm forecasts that more than 30 million readers will ship during that year, almost double the 2012 total."
Do you know Mark Zuckerberg (The CEO of Facebook, Bitch) ? See some facts about him here... bit.ly
3 Barca players have been selected to win the 2010 Ballon d'Or : Messi, Iniesta and Xavi.

Tell me who you think will win here :

Who will win the 2010 Ballon d'Or ?
RT @appepapee: Michel De Coster creates Airborne. Is it called airborne because it is borne in the air ? bit.ly
Vlerick maintains its top 15 position in the FT European Business School ranking bit.ly
Le nouveau site du vélo club Blancs-Gilets - bit.ly
Having a look at the new myspace... It looks much better now.
"Last week I have been doing some tests on a new concept : Business eBooks - http://epub.appe.biz/
The idea came from two different thoughts."

Read the rest over here : Business eBooks - Idea and Tests - AppePaper - App(s) and ePaper.
This week I have been working on a "Business eBooks" idea... bit.ly
Last week I have been doing some tests on a new concept : Business eBooks - http://epub.appe.biz/

The idea came from two different thoughts:
  1. Apps for small businesses

    I thought one day, all small businesses would like to have an Mobile app (iPhone, iPad, Android...) but building such an app is quiet expensive. I was thinking to make a little app template that could be reused very quickly in order to propose cheap apps. But anyway, the problem with apps is that it's only valid for a given system (AppStore, Android Market). Finally I thought that the best for small businesses would be to publish ebooks or optimized websites (see this small test - http://www.lowas.be/iSite/).

  2. Hao Wang Frustration

    I wanted to order some Chinese Takeaway (Hao Wang in Overijse). After 10 minutes, I couldn't find their menu to order on the web. It would be only one page of text with 200 lines. So I decided to upload it on my blog. Than I thought it would be better to even have it on my mobile phone. So I started makin ebooks for some restaurants:
I started with ebook in ePub than I realized that it was better to make 3 formats :
  • HTML in the same page, so you can access the page with your tablet and immediately read it
  • PDF for download on all kind of devices and for people who don't have an ePub viewer yet on their PC
  • ePub for the mobile phones.
HTML and ePub are the best for mobile phones. HTML is when you have data, ePub would be for off-line or temporary connections (Bluetooth, WiFi).

I have the feeling that this idea can become a real (potentially big) business as eBooks could be generated on the fly : brochures, personalized catalogues, coupons, price offers...

To be continued...

RT @vinch01: Lucida Grande est pour moi la police la plus "lisible" du Web. Pas étonnant qu'Apple et Facebook l'aient adoptée. http://bi ...
Overijse : De S-Bocht frituur kaart in eBook formaat bit.ly #overijse #epub
Home - Welkom op de website van S-Bocht te Overijse, uw eethuis en frituur! bit.ly
RT @ereadersnl: Bijna helft ebooklezers wil geen papieren boeken meer bit.ly
Can't sleep, so let's work. !
I want you to take over control youtu.be
Téléchargez la carte du Quick en ePub pour la mettre sur votre SmartPhone... bit.ly
The fisrt iPad user... bit.ly
RT @bruno1970: More info about my previous tweet @googlejobs lowagie.com

November 2010

My wife asks me by sms if Lilly is hot :-) #betagroup
I'm at #betagroup. Hello everybody.
RT @cvanrhijn: Van die magazines op iPad van 500 MB en meer... ik heb er toch wat last mee. Coole apps, dat wel, maar dat wachten!! #pr ...
VS: 21 procent boekenkopers bezit leesapparaat: "Volgens een onderzoek van Codex Group heeft momenteel 21 procent van de Amerikaanse boekenkopers een ereader of tablet. Het onderzoeksbureau vroeg 6.250 boekenkopers over hun gewoontes rond het kopen van boeken. Codex schat verder dat er sinds de prijsverlaging van de Kindle in juli rond de 800.000 exemplaren van deze ereader verkocht zijn."

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