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Is Print Better?

March 4, 2015 by Andy Le Peau

Troglodytes like myself have been slow to pick up on technology. You’ve heard of “early adopters” and “digital natives.” I proudly consider myself to be a digital dinosaur. Years after the Kindle arrived, I got one. And just recently I went over to the dark side of a smart phone. I do find my Kindle …

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A Theological App for That

November 28, 2012 by Andy Le Peau

Say you’re at lunch and someone starts chatting casually about the aseity of the Son. Well, you don’t want to be caught short. No, you want to be part of the conversation. You want to act like you know what’s going on by doing more than making knowing grunts of approval. But you really haven’t …

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I Finally Read My First e-Book

May 1, 2012 by Andy Le Peau

I finally read my first e-book. OK, call me late to the party, late adopter, troglodyte. Tell me, “Welcome to the twenty-first century.” Ask me if I have indoor plumbing. So, here’s how it went.

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Merchants of Culture 5: Not All Digital Is Created Equal

April 12, 2011 by Andy Le Peau

The online subscription model has worked wonderfully for academic journals, as John Thomson summarizes in Merchants of Culture, because

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Google Editions Is Here

December 7, 2010 by Andy Le Peau

With almost as much delay and anticipation as the launch of Kindle, the Google e-bookstore opened its virtual doors yesterday. When I met with Google at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October, they gave me chocolate, smiled broadly and said it was really, really coming after months of delay. But they still wouldn’t give me …

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Paper Tiger?

October 26, 2010 by Andy Le Peau

Fellow blogger Dan Reid loved this New York Times article because it says lots of things he’s been saying and thinking for fifteen years. When it comes to textbooks, students still love paper. What do you think? Are electronic books paper tigers?

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Will Digital Outstrip Print by 2015?

June 7, 2010 by Andy Le Peau

Engadget reports that Sony’s Steve Haber, head of their digital reading business division, says that “within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical content.” That means not just books but all print media, including magazines and newspapers. So, dear readers, what do you think? Is Sony just trying to create buzz? …

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When Geekdom Is Changed Forever

January 26, 2010 by Andy Le Peau

No, it’s not an invasion of killer bees that you hear. It’s the buzz around the Apple tablet, which could bridge laptops and hand-held devices while offering a great book-reading experience. Barnes & Noble shares have bumped up on rumors that it will have a role in the new device. The web is alive with …

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Proving a Publisher’s Worth

December 15, 2009 by Andy Le Peau

In a comment on my recent post, Mark Denning asked what I thought about Stephen “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” Covey moving electronic rights to some of his books exclusively to Amazon, as reported in this morning’s New York Times. So here are some first thoughts, Mark.

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The Next Chapter of Reading

December 13, 2009 by Andy Le Peau

Regular Andy Unedited reader Jadell alerted me to this item from Jeffrey Brown. Where is the book going? Where is reading going? That’s the question Brown wants to tackle in an occasional series for PBS.

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