On That iBook Author EULA

Jim at The Loop:

Apple is providing free tools for authors to create books. If you want to give away your book for free, you can do that. For example, if a teacher makes an iBook for students, they can give it to them at no cost and Apple doesn’t care.

If, however, you create an iBook using Apple’s tools and you want to sell it, then you have to use the iBookstore and give Apple its cut.

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Our Time is Now

Congratulations, my fellow Apple nerds. Our time has come.

While Apple is just a company, for many of us, it’s a company that is often at the center of our daily work. Without its products, many of us could not have the jobs or hobbies that we enjoy.

With many still reeling from the company’s quarterly results announced yesterday, I think the dust is settling on what is an all-new world.

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Ungeniused 017 - The Sock Monkey

This week, Myke and I talk about sock monkeys — those lovable creatures that have helped numerous children fall asleep soundly over the years.

This week’s episode is brought to you by Wet Frog Studios. Aaron Mahnke has done logo design and brand management for Stephen and Myke, and — quite frankly — has blown way past our expectations. If you’re a nerd with a product, Internet presence or start-up, you owe it to yourself to work with Wet Frog Studios.

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