The Setup: John MacFarlane

Source: Hacker News

What do people use to get stuff done? I’m a philosophy professor at UC Berkeley. I’m also a hobbyist programmer with several open-source projects, most prominently pandoc, which converts between many different text markup ...
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Diwa eBookshop now open

Source: Manila Bulletin

MANILA, Philippines — Parents, teachers and school administrators can now log in www.diwalearningtown.com to gain access to Diwa’s e-Textbooks for Science, Math, English, Filipino, and Araling Panlipunan. Diwa e-Textbooks are device ne ...
Full article at: Manila Bulletin  More like this  22 hours ago, 8:36pm CDT

Recommended Reading is Here!

Source: The Millions

Starting strong out of the gate with a new short story from Ben Marcus, Electric Lit‘s latest project, is here! There’s also a single sentence animation and a letter from the editor. And best of all, it’s published directly to Tumblr, ...
Full article at: The Millions  More like this  1 day ago, 10:43am CDT

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INfoHesiveEP: Create & Publish ePublications In eBook, PDF, CHM Format

Source: Addictive Tips

If you are a software developer, you must know the importance of creating a help manual while moving through different phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle). Without a detailed help manual, it becomes quite difficult for you ...
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RCSI to lead major international study to improve treatment for colorectal cancer patients

Source: AlphaGalileo,org

The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) is leading an international team of scientists on a major research study which aims to predict colorectal cancer patients’ response to the ‘angiogenesis inhibito ...
Full article at: AlphaGalileo,org  More like this  1 day ago, 10:18am CDT

Amazon quits ALEC, citing 'public concerns'

Source: Daily Kos

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is back in the news, and not in a good way for the organization. The flow of defectors from ALEC has slowed of late, but now a major company, Amazon, is parting ways with the extreme, far-r ...
Full article at: Daily Kos  More like this  2 days ago, 2:23pm CDT

Electric Literature launches online literary magazine – Recommended Reading

Source: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home

From the website. I love the logo so I’m reprinting it bigger than usual. Stories are available on the website or in ePub form for free, or in Kindle format for $1. GREAT AUTHORS INSPIRE US. But what about the stories that inspire them? Recommended Read ...
Full article at: TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home  More like this  2 days ago, 8:46am CDT

Good news for HTC users! HTC Desire HD Ice Cream Sandwich updates in summer!

Source: Silicon India

If you are a user of HTC Desire HD Ice Cream Sandwich, then this can be an exciting news for you. HTC Desire HD Ice Cream Sandwich updates in this summer time! HTC has posted a detailed run down of its proposed Ice Cream Sandwich roll out plans to get a ...
Full article at: Silicon India  More like this  2 days ago, 11:52pm CDT

A 150-Year-Old Publication Enters the E-Book Age

Source: Dipnote | US Dept. of State Blog

One year ago this month, Internet bookselling giant Amazon announced a landmark in the growth of e-books: the company's sales of e-books had for the first time exceeded its sales of printed books. This event is only one of many indicat ...
Full article at: Dipnote | US Dept. of State Blog  More like this  3 days ago, 5:07pm CDT