eBooks – Technology for the Armchair or the Student Desktop?
Gloucester, United Kingdom (ContentDesk) January 24, 2006 Textbook Solutions believes eBooks should be more than just a good read, and today announced the release of eTextbookViewer, available for free download from www.etextbookshop.com.The added-value approach by Textbook Solutions differs from other eBook software vendors. It recognises that a move from paper to electronic books can provide significant functionality benefits to the reader, rather than simply delivering the same content in a different medium."Other organisations are trying to promote the use of eBooks for works of fiction, whereas we believe delivering textbooks in a more productive way is a more realistic goal than expecting folks to curl up in an armchair with their dual processor laptop pumping out 400 watts of heat.", says Phil Webb, of Textbook Solutions. "We took a look at the life of a student, leaving the social life to one side for a moment, and concentrated on the learning environment. We wanted to build software that would combine the different physical tools they use in their learning into an easy to use, electronic workspace."eTextbookViewer combines elements of the traditional student desktop into a single integrated electronic workspace."It's like having a pile of textbooks, a paper notebook, and a stack of sticky tags, all available right there on your laptop.", Alan Bills, a Physics undergraduate at Oxford University, explains. "I can search across a pile of books, and within the notes, finding what I need in seconds, and I can associate the notes that I take directly with the relevant topic."However, as Phil Webb pointed out We havent completely forgotten the students social life -
we are committed to providing eTextbooks at low prices."eTextbookViewer could save a typical university student over ?150 per year on the electronic review of text books rather than buying hard copy books for review and essay writing.
The growth of the Internet as a research medium is now strengthened by the ability to purchase research books extremely economically, and have extensive extra search, annotation and page-marking functions to assist in focused and reusable research and education.eTextbookShop will supply a range of textbooks for different disciplines, and will be working directly with authors and publishers to distribute new and existing titles, with publications added to its online store on a frequent basis. Its intention is to become a "favourite" on every student's browser within the next few years. About Textbook Solutions Limited:Textbook Solutions Limited (www.textbooksolutions.co.uk) is a learning technology specialist and an electronic textbook distributor, committed to lowering the cost of textbooks through the provision of quality, low-cost technology for the creation, secure distribution and utilisation of eTextbooks.Trademark Information:eTextbookViewer and eTextbookShop are trademarks of Textbook Solutions Limited in the United Kingdom and other countries.Contact:Textbook Solutions Limited,Bredon Suite C, Spread Eagle Court,110 Northgate Street,GloucesterGL1 1SLUnited Kingdom+44 (1452) 418 222http://www.textbooksolutions.co.ukhttp://www.etextbookshop.com.
Another Million Dollar Dream
When the itch of literature comes upon a man, the only thing that will relieve it is the scratching of a pen.
A Victorian vicar wrote that and he wasn't wrong. I'd had the urge to write since I was a young man and I indulged myself from time to time. I scribbled the odd short story, I wrote pornographic letters for a couple of contact magazines, I sent ideas to TV stations, I wrote scripts and I collected a lot of rejections ? as most writers do. One day I got a letter inviting me to visit a TV producer to discuss my work. I wept.
The producer didn't want to use my script; she liked it, but she was looking for writers for the revival of an old courtroom drama.
Did I think I could write thirty episodes? Why not? I said. Go away and study the law, courts and court procedure, she said. As soon as the contracts are signed I'll send you the story lines, she said.
I read books. I spent my days in London's famous courts. I made friends with...
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What you need to know about toll free calls part 2
Part 2What you need to know about toll free callsSaving money with a toll free number can apply to other situations. From reading part 1, "What you need to know about toll free calls" a toll free number saves money, and time. Are you a truck driver, a business person traveling in the US, going on vacation, a person that lives alone and wants your children to call or an RV'er? Let's look at each one:Truck Driver ? You're on the road 10, 20, or more days a month, trying to make a living. Your children are growing up and your not there to help them with their problems. Your wife misses you and wishes you would call home, but the cost to call is prohibitive.
What to do? Well you are in a truck stop, the phone is there to call toll free to find out where your next load is. So why not set up a toll free number to your home? No pin numbers to keep track of, no collect calls to pay when you get home and at just 3.49 cents a minute you can call as many times and as long as you want without...
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New Orleans Internet Radio Broadcaster Appears on Yahoo's Tech Video "Hook Me Up"
(ContentDesk) July 5, 2006 -- A New Orleans native and current resident who runs a web development company and an international internet radio station was featured on Yahoo Tech's "Hook Me Up" program at Tech.Yahoo.Com.
See the video at http://tech.yahoo.com/hookmeup.Visit Astreaux World at http://www.astreauxworld.com.Jerry Asher, producer of Astreaux World (pronounced Astro World), a 24/7 internet radio station hosted on Live365.com, was the very lucky recipient of the "Hook Me Up" webvideo show, a technology "makeover" show that fixes consumers' technology issues.Astreaux World plays New Age, Ambient, and Space Music, similar to what's heard on Hearts of Space (WWNO Sunday Nights), and the long-running "Cheezmuzik" show airing weekends on WTUL, Tulane's radio station in New Orleans.
He admits that both shows were inspirational in his becoming a...
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3 Reasons You Should Attend Seminars
If you have never gone to an online marketing seminar,
you're missing out.
I know what you're thinking...
"Seminars are expensive."
That's true. They are. Some of 'em cost over $5,000.
Even the lower-priced parties are around $2,000.
"It's a pain in the butt to attend."
Again, that's fair. In order to go, you have to get
on a plane and fly somewhere. And you have to take
time from your work and family to do it.
But, there are at least 3 reasons that attending
seminars should be on your priority list (even if
you DON'T plan to do a major product launch).
1.
You Are Surrounded By Like-minded People.
Scoff if you want. But, I'm telling you, there's
huge POWER in being around folks who are driven to
the same goal as you are.
To this day, my friends and family don't really get
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