http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/2009/10/05/the-digital-revolution/ the blog of author Ricardo Pinto Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:32:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/2009/10/05/the-digital-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-523 ricardo Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:37:31 +0000 http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/?p=640#comment-523 yes... I've been following this. I'm a tad dubious about the Kindle... especially about the fracas over the copies of "1984"... I am certainly not going to commit to anything until I've seen Apple's tablet... Ultimately, we, as readers (and writers) need to fight for an open format for e-books - we can't have books being locked into any proprietary format... yes… I’ve been following this. I’m a tad dubious about the Kindle… especially about the fracas over the copies of “1984″… I am certainly not going to commit to anything until I’ve seen Apple’s tablet… Ultimately, we, as readers (and writers) need to fight for an open format for e-books – we can’t have books being locked into any proprietary format…

]]> http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/2009/10/05/the-digital-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-521 Guy Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:13:17 +0000 http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/?p=640#comment-521 Did you see that Amazon.com sells the Kindle now also to customers outside the US? I'm tempted. I'm afraid, 'though, that if I buy a Kindle now and then like the Apple tablet better later on, then all the books I bought for the Kindle will not be transferable and stuck forever on that device. Did you see that Amazon.com sells the Kindle now also to customers outside the US? I’m tempted.
I’m afraid, ‘though, that if I buy a Kindle now and then like the Apple tablet better later on, then all the books I bought for the Kindle will not be transferable and stuck forever on that device.

]]> http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/2009/10/05/the-digital-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-502 ricardo Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:48:54 +0000 http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/?p=640#comment-502 I had thought about annotations, but generally either for personal use, or with a view to providing, or being provided with, a whole set of annotations in the way of a 'talk through by the director' some films have on dvd... Your 'social' take on it is rather excellent! I had thought about annotations, but generally either for personal use, or with a view to providing, or being provided with, a whole set of annotations in the way of a ‘talk through by the director’ some films have on dvd… Your ‘social’ take on it is rather excellent!

]]> http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/2009/10/05/the-digital-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Keith Brunton Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:24:22 +0000 http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/?p=640#comment-501 You never know - there's always the chance that Apple will create just enough of a shift in thinking to bring people back to this media. As far as I can tell, none of the current batch of providers are bringing the community into this new expression. I can imagine globally-available annotations being done in some Social Facebooky kind of way where each section or paragraph even can have associated with it annotation and comment - you can choose to see your "friend's" annotation or a broader group - and comment yourself - which then is made available to others. And there is surely more scope for creativity here. We'll see... You never know – there’s always the chance that Apple will create just enough of a shift in thinking to bring people back to this media. As far as I can tell, none of the current batch of providers are bringing the community into this new expression. I can imagine globally-available annotations being done in some Social Facebooky kind of way where each section or paragraph even can have associated with it annotation and comment – you can choose to see your “friend’s” annotation or a broader group – and comment yourself – which then is made available to others. And there is surely more scope for creativity here. We’ll see…

]]> http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/2009/10/05/the-digital-revolution/comment-page-1/#comment-500 ricardo Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:15:06 +0000 http://www.ricardopinto.com/blog/?p=640#comment-500 I am going to blog about this at another time... Here I will merely say that e-books may well provide a new freedom for writing... and that all the Dan Browns of this world demonstrate is that the publishing industry is playing safe... Books have to compete with an ever increasing plethora of 'easier' media - the only way they are going to survive is by playing to their strengths - NOT the lowest common denominator... I am going to blog about this at another time… Here I will merely say that e-books may well provide a new freedom for writing… and that all the Dan Browns of this world demonstrate is that the publishing industry is playing safe… Books have to compete with an ever increasing plethora of ‘easier’ media – the only way they are going to survive is by playing to their strengths – NOT the lowest common denominator…

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