Comments on: Apple to do e-reader app? iPhone 3.0 OS doc opens up possibility http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:27 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1047344 Steve Jordan Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:09:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/#comment-1047344 Well, I hope the developers get "nudged" in the right direction. Of course, I'd also like to see such apps for devices other than iPhones... like an ePub app for my PDA (but we've covered that ground before...). Well, I hope the developers get “nudged” in the right direction. Of course, I’d also like to see such apps for devices other than iPhones… like an ePub app for my PDA (but we’ve covered that ground before…).

]]> By: Rob Preece, Publisher http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1047239 Rob Preece, Publisher Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:20:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/#comment-1047239 I'm all in favor of competition among eBook distributors/aggregators. I wonder if Apple will be friendly to small publishers or simply go after the big boys? Fictionwise and, yes, Amazon have been open to small publishers which has been a key part of their success. Like David, I truly hope that Apple doesn't introduce another format or, worse, a for-fee conversion process. Maintaining a high number of incompatible formats does become a bit of a process nightmare. Rob Preece Publisher I’m all in favor of competition among eBook distributors/aggregators. I wonder if Apple will be friendly to small publishers or simply go after the big boys? Fictionwise and, yes, Amazon have been open to small publishers which has been a key part of their success.

Like David, I truly hope that Apple doesn’t introduce another format or, worse, a for-fee conversion process. Maintaining a high number of incompatible formats does become a bit of a process nightmare.

Rob Preece
Publisher

]]> By: Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1047195 Chris Meadows Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:32:49 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/#comment-1047195 I think it's just a case of Apple looking for the most easily-understandable example for the layperson. As Peter says, it was mentioned at the presentation in March. It was what caused me to worry, at the time, about <a href="http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/17/will-apple-throw-the-book-at-e-book-apps/" rel="nofollow">what OS 3.0 might mean for e-book app developers</a> such as Fictionwise/eReader who already have their own external e-book stores. I think it’s just a case of Apple looking for the most easily-understandable example for the layperson.

As Peter says, it was mentioned at the presentation in March. It was what caused me to worry, at the time, about what OS 3.0 might mean for e-book app developers such as Fictionwise/eReader who already have their own external e-book stores.

]]> By: peter collingridge http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/comment-page-1/#comment-1047188 peter collingridge Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:16:54 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/04/30/apple-to-do-e-reader-app-iphone-30-os-doc-opens-up-possibility/#comment-1047188 Hi It's a lovely idea - but I don't think it's a secret. It's a core feature of OS3.0. The example of a book app was made at the official OS3.0 announcement on March 17th. Watch this clip: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/preview-iphone-os/ at 10m 40s for more info. Cheers Peter Hi

It’s a lovely idea – but I don’t think it’s a secret. It’s a core feature of OS3.0.

The example of a book app was made at the official OS3.0 announcement on March 17th. Watch this clip:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/preview-iphone-os/
at 10m 40s for more info.

Cheers

Peter

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