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Book It – The Nashville Public Library
A quick visit to www.library.nashville.org, shows that the library is determined to keep up with the times as much as technology and budgets will allow.
Apple’s Subscription Service – Is it a Good Thing?
Apple recently announced its plan to tack a 30 percent fee on to publishers who charge subscriptions through its App Store. These fees apply to magazines, books, newspapers, music and videos. Apple is also dictating that these publishers can't offer their subscriptions elsewhere at a lower price, and the consumers will have the option to withhold to sharing their details — such as name or location — with the publisher.Opting Out
I'm a huge fan of print publications, that's why I am in the editorial department, but is print the right way to go for everything? What about the Yellow Pages?
All Covered Up
The pundits who keep saying that print magazines are dead obviously haven't spent a lot of time at coverjunkie.com.Apple Pie and Editorial Backlash
When Monica Gaudio published a recipe five years ago on a domain name that she owned and a piece she copyrighted, she was happy to share it with the few visitors to her blog. Five years later, a friend informed Gaudio that he saw her article published in Cooks Source magazine, a small western New England publication. Gaudio had never heard of the publication and never gave them her permission to publish her piece. She went to the magazine website and sure enough, her recipe was there.Test Driving iPhone Photo Apps
Photography gets serious with the iPhone 4. The new iPhone4 features a 5 megapixal with 5x digital zoom with fully-functioning HDR capabilities. It also has a built-in LED flash that does a decent job in low-light situations. To see how the camera performs, I decided to test out 4 photography apps that produce a variety of effects on the iPhone.Designed to Spark Interest
When I saw the latest cover of Esquire magazine, I was immediately impressed. "The Impossible" issue has done the impossible.
Ranking the Top Typefaces
In the late 1990s, Paul Shaw, a letter designer and design historian, wrote an article about the top 100 typefaces of all time. The author's list contained fonts that he described as having "historical, technological, or theoretical importance" and he crafted his list based on that criteria "rather than its aesthetics." This week he updated his list with the top 10 typefaces from 2000 - 2010.
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