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		<title>Ebook Sales Crash, Kind Of</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, maybe this post title is a little misleading. Ebook sales slowed down in November 2011, but overall were still on their way up. This is according to the Association of American Publishers. Here&#8217;s an article posted by EContent: The Association of American Publishers (AAP) released statistics that show ebook growth slowed somewhat in November, [...]


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		<title>Jonathan Franzen Thinks Ebooks Suck</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s no shortage of authors who hate ebooks. Today, it&#8217;s Jonathan Franzen. It&#8217;s ironic that as much as he hates ebooks, all of his novels are available in digital format on Amazon, for $9.99 each. I&#8217;m not shy about saying that I love Franzen&#8217;s work. The Corrections is a great novel and I encourage everyone [...]


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		<title>Childproofing Your Kindle Fire Tablet (video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a parent with a toddler or older, you know that a tablet can be a lifesaver when it comes to keeping your kid occupied. There&#8217;s nothing easier than sitting your kid on the couch, handing them your Kindle Fire and letting them play with it for several hours while you take a much-deserved [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.bradsreader.com/2011/10/3-reasons-why-amazons-kindle-fire-can-compete-with-the-ipad/' rel='bookmark' title='3 Reasons Why Amazon&#8217;s Kindle Fire Can Compete With The iPad'>3 Reasons Why Amazon&#8217;s Kindle Fire Can Compete With The iPad</a></li>
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		<title>E-Textbooks In iBooks 2 Won&#8217;t Catch On Anytime Soon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I&#8217;m right, I&#8217;m right. In a previous post Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Get Too Excited About Apple&#8217;s iBooks 2 Textbooks, I argued that e-textbooks won&#8217;t catch on anytime soon because not everyone has an iPad, and the high price will be prohibitive for many students to buy one. This is especially true for poorer school [...]


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		<title>Tablets And eReaders The Big Sellers During Christmas 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past holiday season saw the sales of eReaders and tablets &#8220;soar,&#8221; according to the New York Times. I remember many Christmases where big-screen televisions were the big seller, and even talking stuffed animals for kids sent parents into a buying frenzy (who can forget the loveable Teddy Ruxpin?). Times have changed. But is the [...]


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		<title>Why You Shouldn&#8217;t Get Too Excited About Apple&#8217;s iBooks 2 Textbooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: Check out my follow-up to this post: E-Textbooks In iBooks 2 Won&#8217;t Catch On Anytime Soon Now that Apple has released iBooks 2, which is enhanced for e-textbooks, everyone is excited about how this new feature will revolutionize learning. My advice: Don&#8217;t get too excited, at least, not yet. Yes, the new iBooks 2 [...]


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		<title>Apple Introduces iBooks 2 Enhanced Textbooks (Video)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple introduced iBooks 2 for iPad today that adds a new e-textbAfter ook feature that will allow students to interact with the material, not just read it. These electronic textbooks are enhanced for graphics, videos, interactive features, students notes, highlights and anything else you can think of to make a boring subject like chemistry tolerable. [...]


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		<title>3 Unintended Consequences Of SOPA/PIPA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently gave a quick overview of SOPA and PIPA, the two bills in the House and Senate, respectively. The legislation can kill the internet as we know it by letting anyone bring down an entire website by claiming copyright infringement. Even worse, there is no due process. A website can be taken down with [...]


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		<title>SOPA/PIPA Explained: Why You Should Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Also See: 3 Unintended Consequences of SOPA/PIPA The current SOPA/PIPA legislation slithering through Congress is probably one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation we&#8217;ve seen in recent history. Both bills threaten free speech in America and can ruin the internet as we know it. SOPA/PIPA will also be job killers. A lot of the [...]


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		<title>Ebook Quality Control Is Still Lacking</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing that still annoys me about ebooks is the lack of quality control. I can&#8217;t tell you how many times I&#8217;ve been reading an ebook, only to find that there is a page missing, a duplicate page, bad formatting, duplicate paragraphs, or other obvious errors. This begs the question: Where is ebook quality control? [...]


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