| (internet) Identity dematerialization |
| 02/12/2010 05:04 PM |
Internet, everybody is nobodySince the beginning, internet is a (virtual) place where people can write, discuss, buy, etc… without being really identified.When you subscribe to an internet service your identity is never really validated until you pay. Typically you declare a user name, an email, a firstname/lastname and a password to subscribe to the big [...]
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| Dematerialization is not only eBooks ;) |
| 01/28/2010 05:58 PM |
This blog is not (only) about eBooks and dematerialization for the book industy.But, i was thinking it was a good idea to start this blog with eBooks, because it’s one of the most visible changes in the media industry occuring now with Amazon, Apple, Sony…We will edit new article asap about :app store / game [...]
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| Apple iPad is here… |
| 01/28/2010 02:00 PM |
Apple new device was announced yesterday.This device is said to be a good eBooks reader, web browsing, mail, photos and video watching, music listening, notes-taking device.Concerning the eBook part Apple has signed an agreement with Penguin, HarperCollins, Simin and Schuster, Macmilan and Hachette. An on-device nice application (iBooks) will be dedicated to eBooks shopping and [...]
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| Apple new revolution : Apple tablet in approach ? |
| 01/19/2010 01:20 PM |
Apple is organizing a new event this jan 27.Nothing official, but for sure it may concern the already famous new tablet (internet codename iSlate). It should be expensive (1.000 $ ?)On a previous article we were asking question about ebook strategy on this device at apple ; support for ebooks, newspaper, etc ?Will it be [...]
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| New languages for Amazon Kindle |
| 01/15/2010 01:48 PM |
Amazon is opening today its platform to new languages. Yes, you can (or may soo) buy Books written in English, German and French (no spanish ?).The device is still american-only (english keyboard, english interface, american power plug). Buying it in Europa is subject to importation law…Being european is hard with amazon .You can have [...]
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| Dematerialization of books : EBOOK |
| 01/11/2010 05:30 PM |
DEMATERIALIZATION OF BOOKSBooks were maybe one of the first plain old media object to be de dematerialized… Startingthe 20th century, new media were appearing (1st half radio, 2nd half tv), and there were the ideal way of broadcasting books… Yes audio-books were created. As mentionned, at the beginning it was as radio broadcast, then as [...]
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| Hello in the dematerialization world ! |
| 01/08/2010 11:02 AM |
This blog will present a point of view concerning the very big process currenly occuring in the media area : the dematerializationAll the media and all the (media) industries are experiencing this big change.You buy your music on iTunes, your games on Steam, book your cinema with your phone, organize a meeting with google calendar, [...]
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