App: Literary Terms - Oxford Dictionary

Description

From Jacques Derridas differance to Henry Jamess ficelle , the vocabulary of literary theory and criticism can seem difficult if not opaque. To help remedy the average reader’s bafflement, this new Third Edition of Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms provides succinct and often witty explanations of almost twelve hundred terms, covering everything.
You can buy this app from iTunes.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/literary-terms-oxford-dictionary/id307263698?mt=8 

Enjoy Fine Literature On Your iPad With McSweeney’s App

The wonderful thing about iPads is that they can do (almost) everything. Not only can they simulate having a real computer, they can also simulate an e-reader. Along with having general apps to do this such as the Kindle app or iBooks, there is also McSweeney’s, an reading app that has the feel of sitting in a smokey coffee shop, that is if you could find one where smoking is still allowed. This app is by the same folks that run the McSweeney’s literary journal. The website explains it started in 1997 with the purpose of publishing only the literary works that were rejected by other magazines, but soon it became so known for this type of literature, that pieces were being written specifically for McSweeney’s. With a commitment to “finding new voice,” McSweeney’s has developed a following.

http://maketecheasier.com/enjoy-fine-literature-on-your-ipad-with-mcsweeneys-app/2011/10/03 

iPad Textbooks: Reality Less Revolutionary Than Hardware

Much as tablet computers went mainstream in the iPad’s wake, Apple’s latest educational project heralds an age of tablet-based schoolbooks.

That, at least, is the hope and hype surrounding iBooks textbooks, launched Jan. 19 at a promotional gala held in the Guggenheim Museum and advertised in terms as glowing as an iPad’s screen.

In coming years, schools worldwide will grapple with whether to adopt tablet-based materials, on the iPad or on other platforms. They’ll consider many factors — including cost, intellectual property issues and logistics — that may ultimately prove as important as the textbooks’ contents. But as learning is the ultimate purpose, the question remains: Will kids really learn more and better on tablets than existing media?

That’s far from clear now, and the reality may prove less revolutionary than the hardware. 

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/ipad-textbooks-learning/ 

Geboren 2012 2040 fließt Wissen frei durchs Netz

Der Buchdruck ist bald Geschichte. Das Wissen wird künftig keine Grenzen mehr kennen, schreibt Medienwissenschaftler Jeff Jarvis in einem Brief an ein Kind der Zukunft.

http://www.zeit.de/wissen/2012-02/geboren-2012-brief-jeff-jarvis 

library.nu Verleger machen E-Book-Raubkopierer ausfindig

Mehrere Verlage haben einstweilige Verfügungen gegen das E-Book-Raubkopieverzeichnis library.nu und den Filehoster ifile.it erwirkt. Die mutmaßlichen Betreiber sollen allein durch Werbung täglich 21.000 Euro umgesetzt haben.

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/0,1518,815466,00.html