It’s back-to-school time and we’re getting in the spirit with our next Code Meet Print TO (CMPTO) meetup!
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BookLamp and Whichbook: Two Solutions to the Online Book Recommendation Problem
We’ve all had a helpful bookseller recommend a book at some point. They have those freakish encyclopedia brains that remember every book they have on their shelves. The problem, though, is that more and more people are making purchasing decisions online and it is very difficult to replicate the helpful bookseller experience on the web. Two book recommendation engines—BookLamp and Whichbook—are trying to solve this problem.
A Little Clarity: Google Didn't Launch an E-Reader
Google announced the first Google eBooks-integrated e-reader on their blog on Monday. Unfortunately, this post has spiralled-off into a series of misinformed articles stating that Google has launched an e-reader. They have not. I promise.When Code Met Print
Code Meet Print TO is the new booky, geeky, beery event series from BookNet Canada which I organize. The plan for CMPTO was simple: get book industry experts and tech experts together in one room so they can meet each other, share ideas, and have a few drinks.
Book Expo America Roundup
BookNet Canada was at Book Expo America last week. Noah and I were both in NYC to attend. I was mainly there to go to the IDPF Digital Book conference, but I managed to find some time to wander the floor as well. Here’s a roundup of interesting tech-related products and presentations I saw while I was there.
Code Meet Print TO: A New "Booky Geeky Beery" Event Series from BNC
At BookNet Canada, we’ve found that there’s a gap between the tech community and the book industry: Publishers have difficulty finding the right developers to work with, and developers who are interested in book-related projects don’t know how to meet book industry experts. So, we thought we’d help fill that gap.
B&N's Nook Color Officially Becomes an Android Tablet
This week, Barnes & Noble has pushed a software update (version 1.2.0) that officially takes the Nook Color from e-reader to tablet. Why officially? Well, Nook owners have been turning the device into a tablet on their own for months already.
