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Daily Toast: May 6th 2008

May 6th, 2008 by Chris Ellis in How to Read | Viewed 2340 times since 04/15, 2 so far today

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New(ish) meta search engine. I typically rely on Google, but this one presents the search results in a very digestible format. Link.

Christiaan Postma’s clock is quite mesmerizing. I am impressed with the designer’s take on the concept of time reading. Link.

The break-even point may be upon us already - Penguin will publish ebooks simultaneously with their ‘regular’ print titles. They are also working on e-publishing their 5,000 title backlist. Link.

An interesting online outfit called Smashwords. I haven’t delved into the site too far but they are promising a place where “authors and their audiences come together to interact in ways never before possible.” Link.

My favourite document/book sharing service, Scribd, is looking for the most interesting hard drive. Link.

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Posted on Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pm. Follow comments through the RSS 2.0 feed. Comment or trackback.

One Response to “Daily Toast: May 6th 2008”

  1. Pat Tanzola Says:

    Ah Scribd still won’t upload my pdfs. Hurry, Scribd, hurry!

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