Tag Archives: ebooks

Steve Jobs Biography -Reviewing the Container Now, the Content Later

The Steve Jobs Biography The Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson is a very revealing look at arguably one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the late 20th and 21st century. I have strong feeling about what I’ve read thus far. We’ll review the container now and the content later. That will also prevent any […]

Designing Fixed Layout Ebooks for Various Screen Resolution Tablets

Preparing for Fixed Layout Ebook Design   Are you preparing artwork for a fixed layout e-hanced book or interactive book? Or maybe it’s something you are curious about. It’s important to know the specs for the device it will display on. Currently, Apple’s iPad is getting the lion’s share of artfully designed enhanced and interactive […]

Books Unplugged – Getting Nostalgic Over Traditional Books

Books Unplugged I read a book the other day. There’s nothing so special about that except that it wasn’t back-lit. It wasn’t downloaded nor did it need recharging. The book was Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. It was a YA (young adult) page-turner; one that prompted me to look for additional books in the Fowl […]

Interactive Children’s Books – Children Teaching Children

Interactive Children’s Books Interactive children’s books have been around since the time I was a child, and that has been over 50 years ago. I would interact with my books by drawing in them. I’m joking, though I did draw in most of my books. Interactivity in books was a part of my young reading […]

Kindle Fire: Is It aBlaze or aFlame? Time Will Tell

If you’re a gadget geek who has to have the latest Apple, Amazon or Android toy, now may be the time to join AA or AAA…no, that’s not what I meant to say. If you’re a gadget geek who has to have the latest…whatever, maybe you should not let the person you’re most accountable to […]