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

February 16 Comments Off on Brick-and-mortar bookstores have a future. It’s mobile. 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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Links 2-4-11: NoteSlate, Journalists doing a fourth of their job, Games are good

February 04 Comments Off on Links 2-4-11: NoteSlate, Journalists doing a fourth of their job, Games are good Category: Actual, Links

Some company (whose website is down) may or may not have invented this really cool looking tablet computer called the NoteSlate. Supposedly this device will be out in June and will retail for $99. They announced it a while back, but the internet just noticed now. It uses eInk and is monochromatic.