ePublishing Community Bulletin 1 September 2011

Share-worthy epub­lish­ing and dig­i­tal pub­lish­ing com­mu­ni­ty news, tuto­ri­als, arti­cles, resources, and mis­cel­lany I’ve run across.

  • HP Discovers The Wonderful Power Of Scarcity, And The TouchPad Lives On
    So hell yes they’re going to keep mak­ing these things. They can dom­i­nate the mid mar­ket for tablets, the place Android was plan­ning on set­tling in at after their first prime time push. After Q4 HP will announce anoth­er batch of TouchPad’s w…
  • Sony Finally Fully Unveils Its Android Tabs, The Sony S and P
    Meet the S and P, every­one. Sony just took the wraps off its first gen­er­a­tion Android tablets a few moments ago at its 2011 IFA press event. But, as with most non-Apple prod­uct launch­es these days, there isn’t much to report since Sony used t…
  • With Digital Up 140% at B&N, Sales Rise, Loss Falls
    Gains at Barnes & Noble​.com off­set declines at B&N’s retail and trade stores in the first quar­ter end­ed July 30, result­ing in a 2% increase in total rev­enue, to $1.42 bil­lion. The net loss in the peri­od declined to $56.6 mil­lion from $62.5 mi…
  • Amazon Tablet to Disrupt the iPad, Says Forrester Research
    Amazon is about to add anoth­er feath­er in it’s cap. Forrester Research pre­dicts that the Android-powered Amazon tablet, which is rumored to be released this year, will quick­ly become a legit­i­mate com­peti­tor for the iPad. Forrester Research ha…
  • How to Avoid Nasty Surprises in Your Publishing Workflow | Publishing Perspectives
    In this age of dig­i­tal pub­lish­ing, so much of the focus has been on con­tent. But the sim­ple fact is, no mat­ter what your con­tent, get­ting the right process (and peo­ple) in place is para­mount to achiev­ing suc­cess. As I’ve worked my way up from…