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Net Neutrality is Freedom
by Gigi
Internet access has always been the ultimate in democracy and freedom of speech and choice. You can use virtually any available application, equipment or service to gain access to almost any content. ... published 10 months ago
eBooks on a Cell Phone
by Gigi
You know you're getting old when you have CSS disease. Evidently your eye sight is the first (or maybe second) thing to go. If you are squinting at the newspaper, frowning over your computer screen or cussing... published 11 months ago
Song Without Words eBook review
by Gigi
Let me say right up front, that I know this is a novel about suicide and friendship. And yes, it is about adultery, lamps and teenage angst. But what makes this books special and noteworthy is the intimate... published 11 months ago
Readers are the winners with the new IDPF eBook open standards
by Gigi
This is a first - the first in a series of blog articles written by Gigi's friends, associates and the eBooks About staff. Contributors are welcome -please contact Gigi with ideas, articles and comments! I... published 11 months ago
The Accidental Mother eBook edition
by Gigi
It was the title, The Accidental Mother that grabbed me but the synopsis sealed the deal. The story of a career woman whose world is turned upside down when she becomes an instant mother is something I,... published 11 months ago
eBooks in Schools
by Gigi
The Stamford Advocate has a great piece about eBooks in schools; specifically about a test program using Sony eBooks at the Bi-Cultural Day School. Instead of lugging a huge back pack of books these students... published 11 months ago
Dave Eggers wins Heinz Award
by Gigi
Dave Eggers, writer, editor, publisher and founder of 826 Valencia writing laboratories has won a $250,000 Heinz Award. Heinz Foundation chair Teresa Heinz, says: ''As a young man, he has infused his love of... published 11 months ago
Amazon Kindle + Google Book Search = Googlezon
by Gigi
Last week the New York Times had a long article on Amazon and Google. Seems both companies have a big interest in digital reading. Their approach to digital reading has nothing in common, except that, neither... published 12 months ago
Publishing, the First Amendment and Excruciatingly Bad Taste
by Gigi
So here's my guilty secret: I have been surreptitiously following the saga of O J Simpson and If I Did It. First, Harper Collins (under the editorship of Judith Regan) was going to publish it. Then they... published 12 months ago
Sony Reader -- 10 months later
by Gigi
The Sony Reader may have arrived with serious splash ten months ago, but as Business Week reports, reviews of the tiny handheld book-reading device have been tepid at best, and Sony has consistently declined... published 12 months ago










