{"id":1379,"date":"2011-04-29T03:46:04","date_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2011-04-29T03:48:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T03:48:27","slug":"information-resource-of-the-future-here-now-would-you-call-this-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2011\/04\/29\/information-resource-of-the-future-here-now-would-you-call-this-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Information resource of the future here now – would you call this a book?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Push Pop Press<\/a> just released a new iPad information product they describe as the future of the book. The demo product is Al Gore’s Our Choice. I encountered a description of this product in a description from MacWorld<\/a> and immediately downloaded the $5 app to give it a try. Very impressive.<\/p>\n

I am not certain how this was coordinated, but I encountered a TED talk by Mike Matas at nearly the same time. So, if you do not own an iPad or do not want to spend the $5 watch the following description.<\/p>\n

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It really does make you wonder what information resources we will soon encounter and what the price will be when not released as demonstrations. What does it really cost to put something like this together.<\/p>\n

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