Math of publishing meets the eBook
In the emerging world of e-books, many consumers assume it is only logical that publishers are saving vast amounts by not having to print or distribute paper books,…
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Apple: Underage workers may have built your iPhone
That iPhone you adore may have been built by a child. Nearly a dozen underage teens were working for Apple-contracted facilities in 2009, the company has revealed, PCWorld…
Apple bans some apps for sex-tinged content
Apple has started banning many applications for its iPhone that feature sexually suggestive material, including photos of women in bikinis and lingerie, reports the New York Times—a move…
Apple and e-book DRM: Will they? Should they?
With Apple already firmly entrenched in the realms of digital music and video, it was only a matter of time before the company got into the future of…
Why Apple won’t let the Mac and iPhone succeed in business
Last summer, it looked like Apple was finally going to make its Macs and iPhones enterprise-capable, giving hope to those who wanted a more stable, less failure-prone option…
Apple iPad Price Cut: Blunder or Brilliance?
If Apple is really considering price cuts on its just-introduced iPad, the best advice is to make them before launch, not after, according to PC World.
Textbook firms ink e-deals for iPad
Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices…
Apple’s approach to eBooks could be problematic
Even as Apple's iPad is poised energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move…