Packing our bags…

We’re frantically packing our bags for the white hot intensity of FBF, but the book fair isn’t the only place you’ll find us next week. On the 5th of October Richard Padley will be speaking at Tools of Change Frankfurt at the Marriott Hotel, Hamburger Allee. He’ll be providing an overview of mobile delivery options in his cunningly titled talk, Mobile Delivery Options, an overview. Registration for the event is still open. Meanwhile intrepid Sales Director, Gareth Bish, will be at the STM Annual Frankfurt Conference at the Westin Grand, Konrad Adenauer Strasse. It’s still possible to register for the event. Feel free to introduce yourself to Richard or Gareth for a quick chat or to book in a last minute meeting. I’ll be in hall 4.2 making the stand look beautiful and wondering how on earth everyone’s going to get finished by the morning. I get all the best jobs. To see the results of my handiwork and catch up with all the developments at Semantico over the last year drop by Hall 4.2 Stand L442. See you there.

Google throws a spanner and a hammer into the e-book machine

Digital Rights Management and booksEarlier this year, following a panel discussion held by Random House, Google announced that they were planning to open their e-book store, Google Editions, this summer. Summer feels almost over here in Brighton, and the store has not yet launched. However, with the imminent launch of the service, we thought it was important to take another look at its implications for publishers. Incontestably the move sets Google on a collision course with the major consumer e-book distributors, Amazon, Sony and Apple. But with Google’s irrefutable business clout, not only does the e-book market look set to change, so too does the entire e-book marketing model. Continue reading

Semantico creates Dictionarium app for iPhone and iPad

Screenshot from Semantico's Dictionarium app

Screenshot from Semantico's Dictionarium app

Semantico’s Dictionarium app is available for download from the app store now (short link at http://bit.ly/dictionarium) We’re really pleased with how quickly we managed to get this live in the app store. The app was approved on first submission – a testament to our internal QA. Creating a dictionary has given us the perfect opportunity to refine a number of important concepts we use when developing mobile apps. Throughout the design process we’ve taken care to optimise the display for both the iPhone and the new iPad devices. Delivering an app for both devices is not only essential for publishers, who don’t want to develop the same content twice, but also for end users who don’t want the complication of downloading different apps in order to access the same content. Continue reading