Amazon has released a Kindle ebook app for the iPhone, which allows users to read books already purchased through their Kindles, buy new ebooks from their phones, and access Amazon’s 240,000-title catalog even if they don’t own a Kindle.
Chris Gaylord rounds up the pros and cons in Kindle on the iPhone, from the Christian Science Monitor.
March 4, 2009
March 3, 2009
Amazon Modiftes Kindle 2's Text-to-Speech
Amazon has decided to modify the text-to-speech feature of its Kindle 2 ebook reader, after complaints from publishers who claim that the feature cuts into their market for professionally-read audio books.
Amazon will allow publishers the right to choose whether to disable the text-to-speech feature on “a title by title basis.”
Read The New York Times report of this decision.
Amazon will allow publishers the right to choose whether to disable the text-to-speech feature on “a title by title basis.”
Read The New York Times report of this decision.
March 2, 2009
So What? 50 Years Ago Today
On March 2, 1959, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and others recorded So What for the definitive jazz album, Kind of Blue.
Sit back for a minute and groove to the mellow sounds.
Sit back for a minute and groove to the mellow sounds.
February 28, 2009
Times to Launch Blog Network
One thing about which we have been talking here at the Library, is the accelerating move from print to electronics in the news industry. Just yesterday -- touched off by this item about the Rocky Mountain News -- we were wondering why the traditional print media has so badly adapted to the web. It is not like they didn't receive fair warning. Like the automobile industry, the print news industry sometimes seems unaware of a new reality.
Perhaps The New York Times has finally learned a lesson: the Internet is here. Use it before you die.
This from TechCrunch.com: The New York Times Expected To Launch Local Blog Network.
Perhaps The New York Times has finally learned a lesson: the Internet is here. Use it before you die.
This from TechCrunch.com: The New York Times Expected To Launch Local Blog Network.
Improve Your Computer Skills with Troy Library Internet Classes
There are still plenty of seats in Internet classes taught by the Technology Department staff at the Library. You might want to register for one of these:
Navigating the Internet
Do you need to pick up your pace on the Information Highway? This class will show you what the Internet is and how to use it effectively to make your information searches more successful. This is a two-part class; plan to attend both parts.
Tuesday, March 24 and 31, 10:00 am, or Tuesday, April 21 and 28, 6:30 pm
What is Web 2.0?
Whether you want to share your thoughts on a blog, organize a family event using a wiki, read news as it happens on an RSS feed, or swap information with family and friends on social sites, this workshop is for you. You will be introduced to all the latest Web 2.0 technology -- to keep you on the cutting edge.
Wednesday, March 11, 1:00 pm, or Thursday, April 30, 10:00 am
Blogging for Beginners
Do you want to publish a blog? Learn the basics: setting up a blog, changing colors and designs, posting and commenting, uploading images and web links.
Monday, March 23, 6:30 pm, or Wednesday, April 8, 1:00 pm
Library Resources on the Internet
Learn how to access all the Library’s resources at home, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Read book reviews, check your account, and place holds on items; download audio books and movies right to your computer or portable device; and search magazines and references on any topic under the sun, all from the Library’s web site.
Wednesday, March 25, 1:00 pm, or Thursday, April 16, 10:00 am
Register here.
For more information, call the Technology desk at 248.524.3542 or email us at techroom@troymi.gov.
Navigating the Internet
Do you need to pick up your pace on the Information Highway? This class will show you what the Internet is and how to use it effectively to make your information searches more successful. This is a two-part class; plan to attend both parts.
Tuesday, March 24 and 31, 10:00 am, or Tuesday, April 21 and 28, 6:30 pm
What is Web 2.0?
Whether you want to share your thoughts on a blog, organize a family event using a wiki, read news as it happens on an RSS feed, or swap information with family and friends on social sites, this workshop is for you. You will be introduced to all the latest Web 2.0 technology -- to keep you on the cutting edge.
Wednesday, March 11, 1:00 pm, or Thursday, April 30, 10:00 am
Blogging for Beginners
Do you want to publish a blog? Learn the basics: setting up a blog, changing colors and designs, posting and commenting, uploading images and web links.
Monday, March 23, 6:30 pm, or Wednesday, April 8, 1:00 pm
Library Resources on the Internet
Learn how to access all the Library’s resources at home, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Read book reviews, check your account, and place holds on items; download audio books and movies right to your computer or portable device; and search magazines and references on any topic under the sun, all from the Library’s web site.
Wednesday, March 25, 1:00 pm, or Thursday, April 16, 10:00 am
Register here.
For more information, call the Technology desk at 248.524.3542 or email us at techroom@troymi.gov.
Newsday to Charge for Website
According to Yinka Adegoke, writing for Reuters on Wired.com:
Read about Newsday’s plans.
"Cablevision Systems plans to charge online readers of its Newsday newspaper [which covers Long Island], a move that would make it one of the first large U.S. papers to reverse a trend toward free Web readership…
"Our goal was and is to use our electronic network assets and subscriber relationships to transform the way news is distributed," Cablevision Chief Operating Officer Tom Rutledge said. "We plan to end the distribution of free Web content and make our news gathering capabilities a service for our customers," he added."
Read about Newsday’s plans.
February 27, 2009
Fun Friday: Future Man Explains Twitter
Somehow, this found its way into my email this morning. Click on image for a readable view:
February 26, 2009
Newspapers Grow Online, Shrink in Print
According to the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, Newspapers Face a Challenging Calculus:
The trend is unmistakable: Fewer Americans are reading print newspapers as more turn to the Internet for their news. And while the percentage of people who read newspapers online is growing rapidly, especially among younger generations, that growth has not offset the decline in print readership.
In the Pew Research Center's 2008 news media consumption survey, 39% said they read a newspaper yesterday -- either print or online -- down from 43% in 2006. The proportion reporting that they read just the print version of a newspaper fell by roughly a quarter, from 34% to 25% over the two-year period.
Overall newspaper readership declined in spite of an increase in the number of people reading online newspapers: 14% of Americans said they read a newspaper online yesterday, up from 9% in 2006. This includes those who said they read only a newspaper online (9% in 2008), as well as those who said they read both print and Web versions of a newspaper (5%). These numbers may not include the number of people who read content produced by newspapers, but accessed through aggregation sites or portals such as Google or Yahoo.
The trend is unmistakable: Fewer Americans are reading print newspapers as more turn to the Internet for their news. And while the percentage of people who read newspapers online is growing rapidly, especially among younger generations, that growth has not offset the decline in print readership.
In the Pew Research Center's 2008 news media consumption survey, 39% said they read a newspaper yesterday -- either print or online -- down from 43% in 2006. The proportion reporting that they read just the print version of a newspaper fell by roughly a quarter, from 34% to 25% over the two-year period.
Overall newspaper readership declined in spite of an increase in the number of people reading online newspapers: 14% of Americans said they read a newspaper online yesterday, up from 9% in 2006. This includes those who said they read only a newspaper online (9% in 2008), as well as those who said they read both print and Web versions of a newspaper (5%). These numbers may not include the number of people who read content produced by newspapers, but accessed through aggregation sites or portals such as Google or Yahoo.
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