FutureBook

You can't beat a freebie, especially one that's been described as a "heartbreaking PDF of staggering internet genius". Published by the venerable Penguin imprint Hamish Hamilton, Five Dials is the three years old free PDF-only literary magazine, that pops in the in-box of more than 10,000 subscribers every quarter. Read more »

There were two pleasant surprises after last night’s iPad 2 introduction.  Firstly, the new model, with its dramatically faster A5 dual-core processor, (no word on the RAM yet), thinner, lighter industrial design and FaceTime cameras represented enough of a change to warrant such a launch and secondly, my 1st generation iPad can still hold its own against its new sibling. Read more »

Watching some publishing types trying to use Twitter can be like witnessing a French kiss at a family reunion: embarrassing, painful and very wrong.

It’s not their fault.   Read more »