Tag: books and technology

The iPad: Leveling the playing field for publishers

January 29, 2010

If you were tuned in to Minnesota Public Radio this morning, you might’ve caught Cathy Wurzer interviewing University of Minnesota Press director Douglas Armato about his thoughts on Apple’s new e-reader, the iPad, its accompanying iBookstore, and the potential that e-readers have to change publishing for students, for publishers, and for the general reading public. … More The iPad: Leveling the playing field for publishers

Minnesota Archive Editions–a publishing experiment

October 22, 2009

Today’s post is by Kristian Tvedten, editorial assistant at University of Minnesota Press and a coordinator of the Minnesota Archive Editions program (announced in November 2008). The University of Minnesota Press has now observed several months of activity and interest in the Minnesota Archive Editions program, a print-on-demand publishing initiative that has made more than … More Minnesota Archive Editions–a publishing experiment

Books, deconstructed

September 29, 2009

G. Pascal Zachary, a visiting scholar at the University of California’s School of Information, has a piece in The Chronicle Review about a future in which the book industry operates a lot like the music industry (when you can obtain a single, digitized song, you may not want to purchase an entire album), and how … More Books, deconstructed

An Evening with Chip Kidd

September 17, 2009

Legendary book-cover designer and author Chip Kidd graced Minneapolis with his presence yesterday. After spending time with students at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design, he gave a sold-out lecture there that was hosted by the MN Book Publishers’ Roundtable.After a fantastic and lively presentation, he answered a few questions, including one about e-books … More An Evening with Chip Kidd

Interactive book experiment: Footnotes for sale

September 8, 2009

Sunday’s New York Times has a piece on an interesting book experiment created by SharedBook, a reverse-publishing company whose motto is “Made any good books lately?”In this very interesting and potentially groundbreaking experiment, readers will be allowed to chime in on three chapters of the parenting book Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children. SharedBook will … More Interactive book experiment: Footnotes for sale