E-readers

Why I don’t dare to publish with Apple’s iBooks Author App

by John Einar Sandvand on January 22, 2012 · 14 comments

Apple is tempting authors with an easy-to-publish book platform. But as author I would be stupid to take their offer.

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Helping publishers easily produce HTML5 apps

by Guest Blogger on April 27, 2011 · 5 comments

Developers from Poland create an easy Do-It-Yourself tool for publishers to prepare tablet apps on their own.

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Six ways Scandinavian media companies approach iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on February 20, 2011 · 9 comments

Less than a year after iPad was launched, media products for the device flourish in the Scandinavian market. Here are six media approaches to the new platform.

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Top mobile internet trends in 2011

by John Einar Sandvand on February 12, 2011 · 6 comments

Do you need to catch up on the latest mobile internet trends? Check this excellent presentation from the highly respected analyst Mary Meeker.

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Ten examples of how media sites try to make users pay for content

by John Einar Sandvand on September 27, 2010 · 12 comments

Media companies can only succeed in charging users for content if they provide unique value. Here are examples of how some sites try to achieve this.

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Why I have almost stopped reading books in my own language

by John Einar Sandvand on July 26, 2010 · 7 comments

I love reading books – and when it is time for vacation it becomes a major pleasure. But rarely do I now read books in my own language: Norwegian. The reason is simple: Only a few of them are available for e-readers!

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8 digital media trends that are shaping 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on July 15, 2010 · 11 comments

User payment, the tablet revolution and more clever advertising solutions. Those are some of the digital media trends that are putting their mark on 2010.

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5 advices to succeed with a media product on iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on May 22, 2010 · 2 comments

What are your five advices to succeed on iPad or tablets with a media product? I was challenged to summarize when giving a presentation to INMA’s Oxford Tablet Summit. Here are my suggestions.

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Here are some thoughts about iPad and media companies that I gave in an interview with the media blog forum4editors.

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Waiting for the second generation digital media product

by John Einar Sandvand on April 12, 2010 · 2 comments

Media companies are fighting to be among the first to offer paid news apps on iPad. But most of them are based on a print paradigm. When will we see the first revolutionary second generation digital media app?

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