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Library Without Books Debuts at Florida’s Newest College | NDTV Gadgets
“The inaugural class of 550 students, offered scholarships covering tuition to attend a public university so new it’s not yet accredited, can access more than 135,000 ebooks on their choice of reader, tablet or laptop. A bookless library is a rarity among U.S. colleges but reflects the high-tech ambitions of the university in Lakeland, Florida. […]
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Nothing will happen: from e-books to drones
“Tech community never lacked ideas which made their gatherings original. Such was the recently held, curiously named “Nothing Will Happen” anti-conference, certainly the most prominent event based on fusing Internet technologies and the social aspect of technology adoption.” via Nothing will happen: from e-books to drones.
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Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds | Books | The Guardian
the performance was largely similar, except when it came to the timing of events in the story. “The Kindle readers performed significantly worse on the plot reconstruction measure, ie, when they were asked to place 14 events in the correct order.” via Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds | Books | […]
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When it comes to market capitalization, Facebook is officially bigger than IBM — Tech News and Analysis
“This Friday, August 8th, the stock market closed for the week with Facebook still holding a bigger market cap at $190 billion compared to IBM at $186 billion. It’s an impressive shift, given that Facebook is a much smaller company by other metrics. It has 7,185 employees to IBM’s 431,212, $7.87 billion in 2013 revenue […]
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Amazon Kindle post reveals what’s behind its feud with Hachette.
“In its post, Amazon makes a mathematical plea for why most e-books should be priced at $9.99, instead of $14.99 or $19.99, given that they don’t require printing, storage, or transportation. The company says it’s found that e-books priced at $9.99 sell 1.74 more copies than when they’re priced at $14.99. If you carry that […]