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Ebook Advocate David Rothman Recovering from Heart Attack
October 02 2008
Last night word came via Jon Noring that David Rothman of the TeleRead blog suffered a heart attack last week, and is now recovering from quadruple bypass surgery. Our... read moreBalancing the Benefits and Costs of XML for Book Production
October 01 2008
O'Reilly engineer and XML guru Keith Fahlgren kicked off a lively conversation on an internal mailing list this week by asking whether (and how much) we're "eating our own dogfood"... read moreSeptember 25 2008
There are two places to look for useful clues about how XML will actually fit into a publisher's workflow: Web publishing and the "alpha geeks." read moreSeptember 12 2008
To better understand the issues surrounding XML and to help publishers deal with them, we've teamed up with the Idea Logical Company on a project we're calling "StartWithXML: Why and How." read moreSeptember 10 2008
If you've been to the TOC Web site lately, you might have noticed the link up top labeled "Community." We recently did a quiet launch of a social networking... read moreHow To Read O'Reilly EPUB eBooks on your iPhone with Stanza
August 29 2008
Since we released 30 of our books as ebook bundles (including EPUB, PDF, and Kindle-compatible Mobipocket format) as a pilot program, a steady stream of customers has been asking how... read more30 O'Reilly Titles Now Available as Ebook Bundles; Many In Kindle Store Later Today
August 14 2008
O'Reilly has released 30 titles as DRM-free downloadable ebook bundles. The bundles include three ebook formats (EPUB, PDF, and Kindle-compatible Mobipocket) for a single price -- at or below the book's cover price. read moreAugust 14 2008
Books as standalone apps have already proven popular enough for Apple to add "Books" as a category. There are several important implications of this for publishers. read morePricing Digital Book Content: Where's the Sweet Spot?
August 12 2008
A lot of people are trying to figure out where prices are headed for digital book content, and to date there's not much consensus. What do you think? read moreHow Hackers Show it's Not All Bad News at the New York Times
July 30 2008
The hacking-friendly culture within the New York Times just may save the organization. read moreHow Hackers Show it's Not All Bad News at the New York Times
July 30 2008
The hacking-friendly culture within the New York Times just may save the organization. read moreTech Publisher Asks "Are Ebooks Ready for Technical Content?"
July 29 2008
Dave Thomas from the Pragmatic Programmers is mulling whether to make their books available on the Kindle, and encountering many of the same issues we faced here at O'Reilly... read moreTech Publisher Asks "Are Ebooks Ready for Technical Content?"
July 29 2008
Publishers should be able to expect a minimum level of rendering in ebooks. read moreCall for Participation Now Open for TOC 2009
July 28 2008
The Call for Participation is now open for the 2009 TOC Conference, Feb. 9-11 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. As usual, we'll be accepting proposals for... read more30 O'Reilly Titles Now Available as Ebook Bundles; Many In Kindle Store Later Today
July 28 2008
O'Reilly has released 30 titles as DRM-free downloadable ebook bundles. The bundles include three ebook formats (EPUB, PDF, and Kindle-compatible Mobipocket) for a single price -- at or below the book's cover price. read moreAlso find Andrew on:
