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Wikipedia goes Print.

German based Bertelsmann AG announced last week that it will offer a yearly Wikipedia Encyclopedia.  The content of the book will be built with articles, derived from the 50000 most sought words in Wikipedia of that year.
The project has apparently nothing to do with the Pedia Press project.
The official AP article concludes with following statement:
“The […]

Reset.

[lang_en]Due to heavy workload, I abandonned this blog for a while.  The new lay-out, which will change a little,  means the new start of I Heart Print.  [/lang_en]
[lang_nl]De laatste tijd was het enorm druk op werkvlak, dat ik dit blog even alleen liet.  De nieuwe lay-out, die nog wel wat zal wijzigen, is meteen de […]

2 devices for portable printing.

[lang_en] 2008 started pretty busy. It promises to be a fantastic year. The fact that it’s a Drupa year adds an extra dimension to that. While we are waiting for ‘our’ expo, there was this week another big expo: CES. I didn’t follow all of the innovations but some print-related products […]

Wikipedia goes Print.

[lang_en]The Wikimedia Foundation has announced a partnership that will make it possible to obtain high-quality print and word processor copies of articles from Wikipedia and other wiki educational resources.
The development of the underlying open source software is led by PediaPress.com, a German startup. PediaPress is a startup that creates a technology and services […]

[lang_en]Does Kindle announce the end of print?[/lang_en][lang_nl]Luidt Kindle het einde van het (boek)print tijdperk in?[/lang_nl]

[lang_en] We can’t get past it this week.  Amazon launched its own digital book reader.  The question that some of us ask is if this will be the end of (book) print.  What do you think?  Will you consider buying one?  Do you see yourselve reading a book on this device? Will this be the […]

[lang_en]Google takes first steps in innovating print publications.[/lang_en][lang_nl]Google zet eerste stappen richting innovatieve print publicaties[/lang_nl]

[lang_en]Last week, a patent was granted to Google. It is entitled: “Customization of content and advertisements in publication”. The text of that defines the invention is:
“A method includes receiving personalized content from a plurality of content sources. The personalized content is based on user input. The […]