Rod Butcher wrote: <snip>
I'm in a similar position to what Ken mentions re doctors needing an IPhone if they want to use the MIMS app, but apparently medicos are buying Androids nevertheless - libraries I support will be developing an IPhone app to access their catalog... maybe I can get an Android version going.
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Seems that libraries (and others) are going to get very tangled with their platforms as they move away from Web standards. Leaving aside the ongoing video/audio codec issue - possibly solved by WebM. In the talk I gave to SLUG, mid last year, I explained that Lulu took my Epub (HTML) and converted it to the format suitable for distribution via iTunes/iBooks (Apple). <http://ramin.com.au/linux/formatting-e-books-and-paperbacks-part2.shtml> The NSW State Library is going with
Downloaded EBL ebooks can be transferred to any portable ebook reader that supports Adobe Digital Editions (ADE). There is a list of compatible devices on the ADE website.
http://www2.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/using_ebooks.cfm The National Library have recently added an Android App for the fabulous National Treasures Exhibition. I am pretty sure the Android App is more recent than the iTunes App.
The Treasures Gallery mobile app is now available to download for free from iTunes and the Google Android Market.
<http://www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/treasures-gallery/mobile-application> Marghanita PS With regard to your comment:
If I was 30 years younger then Marghanita's evidence would have been crucial.
I assume you are referring to my posting on Dating <http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2012/02/msg00035.html> rather than the one on Battery Life <http://lists.slug.org.au/archives/slug/2012/02/msg00011.html> -- Marghanita da Cruz Ramin Communications (Sydney) Website: http://ramin.com.au Phone:(+612) 0414-869202 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
