Amazon could solve the digital divide tomorrow and turn a profit on it next year.

October 10 Comments Off Category: Feed, HackText

Amazon’s $80 Kindle could close the gap in access to information technology and provide the good experience without the bad. When I’m involved in discussions about using new media and technology in education the inevitable rejoinder is ‘What about the digital divide?” It’s great if you make the ultimate teaching tool for the iPad, but what about [...]

Announcing P2 for Kindle! A WordPress theme for notes and collaboration

May 17 Comments Off Category: Feed, HackText, Wordpress

I’m announcing a new tool for Kindle users. P2 for Kindle is a WordPress theme built for group work and note-taking on Amazon’s Kindle device. As previous visitors to my blog may remember, I think of the Kindle 3G as my swiss army knife of internet-enabled devices. With an internet connection pretty much anywhere, a [...]

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Brick-and-mortar bookstores have a future. It’s mobile.

February 16 Comments Off Category: Feed, HackText

Borders’ bankruptcy is being seen as a victory for e-books and the beginning of the end for brick-and-mortar booksellers, but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s how to build a better bookstore.

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Why the Kindle is my Swiss Army knife

February 11 Comments Off Category: Feed, HackText

In a world of digital doubt, the Kindle keeps me always keeps me always prepared.

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