The smell of e-books just got better

 

Does your Kindle leave you feeling like there’s something missing from your reading experience?

Have you been avoiding e-books because they just don’t smell right?

If you’ve been hesitant to jump on the e-book bandwagon, you’re not alone. Book lovers everywhere have resisted digital books because they still don’t compare to the experience of reading a good old fashioned paper book.

But all of that is changing thanks to Smell of Books™, a revolutionary new aerosol e-book enhancer.

Now you can finally enjoy reading e-books without giving up the smell you love so much. With Smell of Books™ you can have the best of both worlds, the convenience of an e-book and the smell of your favorite paper book.

Smell of Books™ is compatible with a wide range of e-reading devices and e-book formats and is 100% DRM-compatible. Whether you read your e-books on a Kindle or an iPhone using Stanza, Smell of Books™ will bring back that real book smell you miss so much.

 

 

Pick the smell that’s right for you

Smell of Books™ is available in five designer aromas. There’s a Smell of Books™ scent for every type of book lover.

• New Book Smell
• Classic Musty Smell
• Scent of Sensibility
• Eau You Have Cats
• Crunchy Bacon Scent

 

 

Compatibility List

Smell of Books™ has been tested to work with the following e-book formats:

• Plain text files
• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
• Amazon Kindle (AZW) Format
• Open Electronic Book Package Format
• TomeRaider
• DuroSport Text Markup Language (DTML)
• Arghos Diffusion
• Flip Books
• NISO Z39.86 Format
• FictionBook
• Text Encoding Initiative
• Plucker
• CHM Format
• Portable Document Format (PDF)
• PostScript
• DjVu
• Microsoft LIT
• eReader (formerly Palm Digital Media/Peanut Press)
• Desktop Author
• DNL Reader
• Newton eBook
• APABI
• iPod Notes
• Libris
• Mobipocket
• IDPF/EPUB
• SSReader
• Multimedia Books (Eveda)
• Zen Markup Language (ZML)

Smell of Books™ has been tested to work with the following e-book reading devices:

• Gemstar REB 1200 and GEB 2150
• Gemstar REB 1100
• Rocket Ebook
• Handera H330
• Franklin eBookMan
• FLEPia
• Kindle
• Kindle 2
• Kindle DX
• PRS-700BC Reader Digital Book
• Digital Reader 1000
• Cybook Gen3
• GeR2
• Star eBook STK-101
• Hanilin eReader
• Sony Reader
• iLiad
• Librié
• Pixelar e-Reader
• Wattpad- for Mobile Java devices and other mobile phones
• BeBook – (UK): BeBook
• Astak – (US): EZ Reader
• lBook – (UA): lBook eReader
• Endless Ideas – (NL): BeBook Reader
• Facthor – (E): Papyre
• Star eRead-Neolux (KR): -Nuut
• Plastic Logic Reader
• txtr
• Foxit
• Readius
• Boox
• Papyrus
• JetBook
• Cybook Gen1
• Ebookwise 1150
• MyFriend
• Hiebook 

 

 

Warnings and Legal Disclaimers

Please use in well ventilated area. May cause dizziness and hallucinations. May cause itching and runny nose. If symptoms persist for longer than eight weeks please consult your physician. Not for use on “real” books. Do not use while riding public transportation. Discard empty container with hazardous waste. Not for use as a room deodorizer. Not for use on burning books. Do not use on a Zune. Keep away from the Kindle Fire!

 

Copyright © 2012 • DuroSport Electronics

 

Via: Smell of Books http://smellofbooks.com/

 

 

 

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Smelly E-Books for College Students

 

Where is my smelly ebook ?

I’m becoming more and more a fan of ereaders/ebooks.
I allready have a ton of books in my house and definatly am at a point where I say enough is enough, so ebooks are the perfect solution here.

However there is still one thing that I really miss and that’s the smell of a book when you stick your nose in it.
Whether it’s a brand new book or a ten year old book, each book has it’s sent and every now and then you come across a (new) book that smells really good or a really bad one.

I really wish for an ereader that will enable sent for books, have a really old book smell like a really old book and a new book having that really fresh new book sent to it.

http://hauntshade.tumblr.com/post/8157698621/where-is-my-smelly-ebook

 

 

Apparently 43% of college students identify smell as the thing they most love about books. CaféScribe have taken this odd statistic and run with it, creating the world's first smelly e-book.

Starting in September the company will send every e-book purchaser a sticker to put on their laptop that has an 'old book' smell. Of course, college students are fully backwards-compatible with real books. [CafeScribe]

 

via : Gizmodo

 

Why Do Old Books Smell?

Also see this new research on why old paper turns yellow, soon.
 

List of  Free E-Book 

Free Ebooks Library
http://ebooksgo.org/

Free eBooks by Project Gutenberg
http://www.gutenberg.org/

The eBook Directory
http://www.ebookdirectory.com/

FreeBooks4Doctors
http://www.FreeBooks4Doctors.com/

Ebook and Texts Archive:The Library of Congress
http://archive.org/details/library_of_congress

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey at AbeBooks  

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The Future with HP ProLiant Gen8

For decades, IT equipment has been getting faster, smaller and cheaper.

In the cloud era, it's time that it also got smarter.

After two years of research and hundreds of millions in R&D investment, HP is poised to reveal its next initiative, Project Voyager, which aims to redefine the economics and expectations of IT operations in the cloud era.

While we can't share just yet what our engineers created, we ask that you join us at:

The Future with HP ProLiant Gen8

Date: 4th April 2012 (Wednesday) 

Time: 8:30am - 2:00pm 

Venue: Grand Ballroom, Hilton KL (KL Sentral) 

http://info.hp.com/w/webView?cid=18699171064&mid=1046447866&pid=1666042&vid=13597&ee=ZmFpemFyQHNhbGFtLnVpdG0uZWR1Lm15&si=&mv=H&bv=H&oc=N&sc=&k=_NuRw 

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Earth Hour 2012

Earth hour 2012

Date	:	31 March 2012 (Saturday)
Time	:	8.30pm

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 http://www.earthhour.org/blog 
Earth Hour 2012 akan berlangsung pada malam ini 31 Mac 2011, Jam 8.30mlm-9.30mlm.
Adakah semua bersedia?

 

Need some practise turning out the lights? Head to Facebook to flick the switch, and give your friends some practise too when you share this cool app.

http://www.earthhour.org/page/fun-stuff/virtual-lightswitch

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Evaluating e-Book Offerings

Evaluating e-Book Offerings

View more presentations from Ellyssa Kroski

There’s no question that the role e-books and e-readers in libraries is increasing rapidly. For this issue of Library Technology Reports, Sue Polanka has compiled an expert-authored series of articles that provide librarians with strategies, best practices and case studies for meeting the unprecendented legal, technological, and vendor challeges that come with e-book purchasing.

http://www.alatechsource.org/taxonomy/term/106/the-no-shelf-required-guide-to-e-book-purchasing

 

 

 

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Bengkel Pemurnian Fungsi Jabatan

Hari ini menghadiri Bengkel Pemurnian Fungsi Jabatan
Tarikh : 27-28 Mac 2012 (Selasa-Rabu)
Masa : 8.00 pagi - 5.00 petang
Tempat : Bilik Seminar, PTAR 1

Objektif
1. Memantapkan Jabatan dan Bahagian dari segi struktur dan peranan dalam penstrukturan baru PTAR.
2. Menyemak dan mengemaskini skop dan senarai tugas staf di Jabatan dan Bahagian.
3. Memuktamadkan Carta Organisasi, Carta Fungsi, dan senarai tugas bagi penyediaan dan mengemaskini Fail Meja yang lebih lengkap dan teratur.
4. Persediaan rapi bagi menghadapi Audit Perjawatan UiTM.
5. Pengumpulan Carta Organisasi, Carta Fungsi dan senarai-senarai tugas terkini oleh Pejabat Ketua

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Bengkel Perancangan Strategik Perpustakaan UiTM 2011 - 2015,

Menghadiri Bengkel Perancangan Strategik Perpustakaan UiTM 2011 - 2015, Crystal Ballroom, Hotel Bayview Beach Resort , Penang
Tema Kelestarian Ilmu
Dasar Perlaksanan
Persekitaran Baru Rebranding

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Invitation to IBM Business Gets Social on 10 Apr 2012 at The Westin Kuala Lumpur

If you cannot view this message properly, click here to view the online version.

Social + mobile + cloud = opportunity At Lotusphere 2012, we explored what this means. Now, we're bringing this message to the Business Gets Social 2012 software roadshow to show how you can complete the equation for your business. The time is now to become a Social Business. Smartphones and social media are changing the way people communicate. Organizations that successfully make the leap to social will reap huge rewards and outpace the competition. Social Business is more than just creating a Facebook page or a Twitter handle. It is also how you deepen customer relationships, drive operational efficiencies and optimize your workforce through leveraging the networks that currently exist within your business.     Just starting or well down the road? Come for our event and hear how other global companies and government departments are developing and implementing their Social Business strategies. Learn how you can: • Improve customer engagement for increased customer value through IBM social, mobile, and cloud solutions. • Optimize operations and invent new ideas via insights gained from analytics. • Increase cross-sell, upsell among existing customers and drive brand awareness by leveraging social capabilities. • Foster more productive and collaborative practices within your own organization to further drive productivity and reduce business cycle times.
Designed for forward-thinking business leaders. Attend the event and learn how you can achieve unprecedented returns on time invested by cultivating a spirit of collaboration. Your business needs to get social. Don't get left behind.

1 IDC, "Worldwide Social Platforms 2010 Vendor Shares," Doc#228808, June 2011 2 http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2127714/announces-winners-2011-technology-awards

For more information, please call Gerald or Ginny at 03-7805 1700 or email ibm_bgs@siriuscom.my   AGENDA

 

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  IDC ranked IBM No.1 in worldwide market share for social platform software for 2009 and 2010 ¹.  

  IBM Connections wins UK's V3 2011 Technology Award for best business social media platform².  
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MAKLUMAN WAKTU PERKHIDMATAN PERPUSTAKAAN 24 JAM / JAM 12.00 TENGAH MALAM

MAKLUMAN WAKTU PERKHIDMATAN PERPUSTAKAAN 24 JAM / JAM 12.00 TENGAH MALAM

Adalah dimaklumkan, dalam usaha merealisasikan transformasi PTAR dan sejajar dengan saranan Y.Bhg. Dato’ Naib Canselor bagi kecemerlangan Universiti, salah satu penambahbaikan perkhidmatan perpustakaan adalah dengan memanjangkan tempoh waktu perkhidmatan perpustakaan sehingga 24 jam / jam 12.00 tengah malam.

Perkhidmatan ini akan bermula pada 5 Mac 2012 sepanjang semester. Keputusan lokasi perkhidmatan tersebut adalah berdasarkan daripada statistik kedatangan pelajar yang diambil pada semester lepas. Berikut adalah perpustakaan yang terlibat dengan perubahan waktu pembukaan perkhidmatan:

i. Perkhidmatan 24 jam:
PTAR 1 dan Perpustakaan Kejuruteraan (PTAR 3)
Isnin - Jumaat : 24 jam
Sabtu & Ahad : 8.00 pagi - 5.00 petang

ii. Perkhidmatan sehingga jam 12.00 tengah malam:
Perpustakaan Pengurusan Perniagaan (PTAR 2); Perpustakaan Undang-Undang (PTAR 2); Perpustakaan Sains & Teknologi (PTAR 4): Perpustakaan Alam Bina (PTAR FSPU)
Isnin - Jumaat : 8.00 pagi - 12.00 tengah malam
Sabtu & Ahad : 8.00 pagi - 5.00 petang



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Apple Bakal Memperkenalkan iPad Baru

Khabar-khabar angin di Internet mengatakan Apple akan melancarkan iPad baru pada 7 Mac nanti. Hari tersebut adalah jatuh pada hari Rabu, iaitu hari yang sama Apple memperkenalkan iPad 2 pada tahun 2011, malah Apple juga melancarkan iPad pertamanya pada hari Rabu 27 Januari 2010. Tarikh itu juga kena dengan ura-ura yang mengatakan Apple akan lancarkan tablet baru itu pada minggu pertama bulan Mac.

Kebanyakan pakar percaya iPad 3 akan didatangkan dengan ciri-ciri skrin resolusi tinggi (Retina) dan pemproses yang lebih laju (mungkin pemproses quad-core pertama Apple), serta juga penambahan memori dalaman. Tablet itu juga mungkin akan dipasarkan dengan harga bermula dari US$499 (RM1,515) dan ke atas. Mengikut ramalan oleh penganalis Wall Street, iPad 3 dijangka akan melonjakkan jualan tablet Apple kepada 11.3 juta untuk suku pertama, iaitu sehingga 140% daripada 4.7 juta unit yang syarikat itu jual dalam tempoh yang sama tahun lalu

What to expect in Apple's new iPad 

 

Apple perkenal tablet iPad  lebih murah?

TAIPEI 2 Mac - Apple Inc. dilapor bakal memperkenalkan komputer tablet iPad 2 yang lebih murah serta dua lagi model iPad 3 dalam satu majlis pelancaran pada minggu depan, jelas laman berita teknologi Taiwan.

Laman web DigiTimes yang beribu pejabat di Taiwan memetik satu sumber pembekal gajet itu sebagai berkata, Apple akan melancarkan dua model iPad 3 yang menawarkan kapasiti 16 gigabit (GB) dan 32 GB serta model iPad 2 dengan kapasiti 8 GB.

"Selain produk iPad 3, Apple juga akan memperkenalkan gajet iPad 2 kapasiti 8 GB dengan membenarkan tablet komputer peribadi (PC) itu menampung segmen berbeza dan melindunginya daripada tablet PC lain yang berasaskan program Windows 8," kata DigiTimes.

Jelas DigiTimes, dengan tempahan yang semakin banyak diterima, pengedaran iPad 3 pada suku pertama tahun ini dijangka meningkat dua kali ganda daripada anggaran asal.

Model iPad 3 yang akan dikeluarkan dijangka mempunyai panel skrin sebesar 9.7 inci definisi tinggi sepenuhnya QXGA dengan resolusi 2048x1536 (264dpi) serta dua lampu LED sebagai cahaya latar tablet tersebut.

Sementara itu, satu artikel berasingan di laman CNET menyatakan, gajet iPad 2 itu merupakan antara usaha Apple untuk mencabar tablet alternatif lain yang lebih murah dan popular seperti Amazon Kindle Fire atau Barnes & Noble Nook.

Katanya, Apple telah mengikut strategi sama pada tahun lalu apabila mereka mengeluarkan telefon pintar model iPhone 4S yang menawarkan kapasiti 8 GB pada harga AS$99 (RM296) dengan perjanjian selama dua tahun.

Telefon pintar iPhone 4 kapasiti 16 GB dan 32 GB dijual pada harga AS$199 (RM596) sebelum pengumuman itu dibuat.

"Dengan beberapa cabaran daripada tablet alternatif di pasaran, Apple terpaksa menawarkan iPad yang lebih murah kepada pembelinya.

"Jika syarikat itu mengikut model iPhone, mereka akan menawarkan gajet iPad 3 pada harga penuh dan gajet iPad 2 pada harga diskaun," ujarnya. - AGENSI

via
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0303&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Luar_Negara&pg=lu_03.htm 

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20111215PD209.html  

 

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Use Facebook in varsities

Social networking sites such as Facebook have become an integral tool in institutions of higher learning.

NST 23 February 2012, KUALA LUMPUR: Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Khaled Nordin has welcomed the trend of institutions of higher learning using social networks such as Facebook and Twitter for educational purposes.

 

"I believe that higher education should grow along with the latest developments in information technology in order to stay current with students. Social networks get the message across effectively and that is what matters most.

"Students usually respond faster to Facebook threads when compared with university portals. Hence, it is a good move."  

Khaled said institutions of higher learning  should look into using more interactive teaching methods, adding that communicating via social networks was a good start.

Universiti Sains Malaysia Associate Professor Mohd Kamarul Kabilan said the use of social media for educational purposes inculcated a more positive attitude towards learning.

He said his research  showed that 67.9 per cent of the students  interviewed said  they had gained confidence when communicating with their classmates as well as   their lecturers.

Kamarul said the question of whether the tool was useful or not depended on the lecturers and   students.

"Facebook's features such as the 'wall',  'notes'  and  'video uploads'  can be used for learning in the form of exchanging and sharing of ideas, thinking critically and encouraging collaboration."

International Islamic University Malaysia macroeconomics lecturer Riasat Amin said communicating with his students through the Internet had  a profound impact on the dynamics of his classroom.

"Social networks have definitely helped bridge the gap we had with my students. We connect better in class now."

 

Riasat explained that online platforms had made the teaching and learning process more interactive as students who were too shy to raise questions during class could express themselves online.

A survey conducted by Taylor's School of Communication found that students tend to respond better through Facebook compared with university online portals.

"When they use student portals, they feel like it is work.

"But communication through social media is a more relaxed process," said Taylor's Communication and Media Management programme director Catherine Lee Cheng Kiat.

She said 99 per cent of her students had Facebook accounts, hence the possibility of students being left out of online discussions was rare.

Students, in turn, have responded positively to this new method spearheaded by their lecturers.

Communications student Hoh May Kay, 22, said social networks had made it more convenient for her to follow course announcements and assignment updates.

She said she preferred chatting with her lecturers through Facebook as she could get an immediate response from them.

Mechanical engineering student Mohd Akram Mohd Yusof, 21, said social media could become an important tool for teachers to reach out to unresponsive students.

"We spend half our time on the Internet and by engaging students here, lecturers get to reach out to those who are beyond the barrier." By Nicholas Cheng and Kanyakumari Damodaran

 

via

Read more: Khaled: Use Facebook in varsities - General - New Straits Times 

http://www.nst.com.my/local/general/khaled-use-facebook-in-varsities-1.50763

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