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TOC 2009: Video of Plastic Logic eBook Reader
Submitted by Matthew Bernius on Sat, 02/14/2009 - 7:52pmThis demo of the Plastic Logic eBook reader is the first of a series of videos we took during the 2009 O'Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference.
O'Reilly Tools of Change: PlasticLogic eBook Reader Demo from Open Publishing Lab on Vimeo.
Beyond what's mentioned in the video, the reader also features a wireless interface, a soft (onscreen) keyboard, and (a downloadable) document mark-up system. Perhaps most importantly, Plastic Logic plans to releases an SDK for it, making it a software development platform as well.
The reader is expected to launch early next year. They say that they plan to keep the price competitive with other readers, while noting that it does have more features. As one rep said, it's got double the features, but won't be double the price (we're guessing between $350 and $450). Needless to say, everyone at the conference was very interested in this unit and it seems like it could be a real competitor to the Kindle.
Visit www.plasticlogic.com for more details on the reader.
We will be posting more of these videos throughout the next week, including one of a brief interview with Tim O'Reilly. So keep stopping back!
Oops! (e-mail Problems)
Submitted by Matthew Bernius on Thu, 02/12/2009 - 3:57pmWe're back in Rochester, catching up after TOC, and we'll have a post up soon with more information about the conference. In the meantime, we've realized that the e-mail printed on our business cards was incorrect (it should have been ritopl@rit.edu). So if you've tried to contact us and the e-mail bounced, we're really sorry about that! We're in the process of getting the other address (opl@rit.edu) activated.
In the meantime, please feel free to get in touch via ritopl@rit.edu. We'd love you're feedback about our presentation and look forward to answering any questions you might have.
Live from New York (and O'Reilly Tools of Change)
Submitted by Matthew Bernius on Tue, 02/10/2009 - 2:41pm
Tools of Change 2009 has been amazing. We're networking with amazing folks, discussing ePub, Open Publishing, and the future of the book. We also had a great session that was really well attended (and we were up against a Google talk!). And the feedback on twitter has been really positive (you can check it out here)!
What's especially gratifying is how excited folks get when they meet our student researchers. People have been really blown away with the creativity and performance of our undergraduates. Likewise, our researchers are digging the opportunity to get exposed to the larger publishing community!
You can follow TOC on twitter by searching for "#TOC". You can also follow our pictures from the conference at flickr.
New OPL Website
Submitted by John Karahalis on Fri, 11/14/2008 - 2:36pmAfter months of development, The Open Publishing Lab is proud to unveil its new website. This new iteration of our website is designed specifically to reflect our mission, our excitement, and the diversity of our projects and researchers.
In addition to a visual refresh, the new site provides better insight into our projects, clearer notifications of website updates, a calendar of OPL events (with a live iCal feed), better organization, and various photographs of the Open Publishing Lab in action.
We hope that you enjoy our new website and we hope that it is able to provide you with a better understanding of what the Open Publishing Lab is all about.
Innovation News Run Successfully, Makes Waves
Submitted by John Karahalis on Wed, 10/15/2008 - 12:54pmThis past weekend, Innovation News was successfully run at RIT's Brick City Homecoming. A team of writers and photographers covered events ranging from alumni reunions to guest performances. Six printed editions of the newspaper were quickly built and distributed to visitors across campus, and additional stories and photographs were made available on the website. To read the stories, browse the photos, and download the printed editions, visit the Innovation News website.
In addition, the Open Publishing Lab is very excited to announce that American University has recently deployed the open source Innovation News software to manage it's American Observer publication. We have been in contact with representatives from the publication, and are eager to work with them to form a lasting relationship and improve upon the Innovation News technology.
