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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[OK, Amazon has released the beta version of its new Kindle for PC application. As a Kindle owner and Kindle book designer, I naturally immediately downloaded, installed, and tried it out.
The program&#8217;s Home page displays the books you&#8217;ve downloaded from your Kindle account to this new device.
If you click on the &#8220;Archived Items&#8221; button next [...]<br/>
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		<title>The Evolution Conspiracy Virtual Book Tour, Week 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Slipdown Mountain Publications LLC author (and my charming daughter) Lisa A. Shiel continues her month-long virtual book tour for her new book The Evolution Conspiracy, Vol I: Exposing Life&#8217;s Inexplicable Origins &#38; The Cult of Darwin. Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s schedule:
Monday, 9 Nov — Pump Up Your Book (interview)
Tuesday, 10 Nov — As the Pages Turn
Wednesday, [...]<br/>
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		<title>A New ISBN for Every Ebook Format?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[There has been a lot of discussion recently as to whether it makes sense (economically or logically) to assign a unique ISBN to every e-book format. The most recent discussion was on Twitter via the #ISBNhour hashtag.
The first problem is to determine how many different e-book formats there are. Does anyone actually know the answer? [...]<br/>
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		<title>The Evolution Conspiracy Virtual Book Tour Commences</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:41:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Walt Shiel</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Slipdown Mountain Publications LLC author (and my charming daughter) Lisa A. Shiel has kicked off her month-long virtual book tour for her new book The Evolution Conspiracy, Vol I: Exposing Life&#8217;s Inexplicable Origins &#38; The Cult of Darwin. Here&#8217;s this week&#8217;s schedule:
Monday, 2 Nov — Home School Buzz (book review)
Tuesday, 3 Nov — Book Tours [...]<br/>
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		<title>E-Books – Formats and Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[To everyone who insists that the future of e-book will be multifunction devices ruled by the ePub standard, I have but one word.
Balderdash!
But, you say, look at the popularity of the iPhone and other multipurpose devices. Haven&#8217;t they fueled the rapid rise of e-books? Aren&#8217;t people clamoring for a single format standard?
I think most e-book [...]<br/>
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