D. B. Hebbard, Author at The Digital Reader

Medium Introduces ‘Medium for Publishers’ in an Attempt to Attract Content Producers

5 April, 201611 April, 2016Web Publishing3 Comments

I admit that I have never understood why some journalists like Medium so much. I’ve imagined that it suits their view of the future of publishing: a...

Apple Introduces New 4″ iPhone and 9.7″ iPad Pro Models at Cupertino Event

21 March, 201623 March, 2016e-Reading Hardware, iDevice13 Comments

The Apple event that everyone expected would introduce a new 4″ iPhone and a new 9.7″ iPad did just that. As there was very little news...

NYTimes Begins Experimenting with Messages for Ad-Blocker Users

8 March, 201612 March, 2016Advertising12 Comments

The New York Times is said to have begun experimenting with sending messages to web readers who are reading the newspaper’s website while using an ad...

Two new Alexa-Enabled Devices from Amazon: Echo Dot and Amazon Tap

3 March, 201618 March, 2016Amazon6 Comments

The retailer Amazon today unveiled a couple new products that feature the company’s voice control feature, Alexa. One might consider them brand extensions as they are...

Apple Rumors are Now So Lame That the Only Juicy One Involves the Name of the Next-Gen iPad

26 February, 20161 March, 2016iDeviceOne Comment

The latest rumors concerning Apple’s March event are that rather than calling the next edition of the standard sized iPad an “iPad Air” the company will...

Apple Stance has Public Divided on Issue of Privacy Versus Security

18 February, 201618 February, 2016Apple, Security & Privacy3 Comments

The issue of privacy versus security is once again dividing the public thanks to the decision by Apple to oppose a judge’s order to unlock the...

Flash is Dead – Time to Inform Some Publisher Who Still Use It For Their Digital Editions

10 February, 201610 February, 2016Advertising, GoogleOne Comment

Google announces that starting on June 30, the company will no longer allow Flash ads to be uploaded into AdWords or DoubleClick Digital Marketing. The death...

Kindle for iOS Updated With iPad Pro, Digital Magazine Support

2 February, 20162 February, 2016e-Reading Software, Kindle (platform)Leave a comment

Amazon today updated its iOS reading app, Kindle, adding support for the iPad Pro and for interactive magazines for first time. This isn’t some new giant...

Apple’s Last Chance to Win eBook Conspiracy Case Lies with Securing Supreme Court Hearing

25 January, 201625 January, 2016Antitrust, Apple3 Comments

Despite having the world’s most popular smartphone model, and for a while a near monopoly on the tablet market, Apple has not been able make much...

Why Apple is Giving up on iAd

15 January, 201615 January, 2016Advertising, Apple3 Comments

If the report from John Paczkowski is true, and one would believe it is, Apple is giving up on iAd, its mobile advertising effort. This is...

David Bowie, Dead at 69; Sean Penn Interview has Readers and Editors Talking

11 January, 201611 January, 2016Uncategorized4 Comments

The death of rock star David Bowie is particularly sad for me this morning. I was never a huge fan of the ’70s rock star, but...

Chronicle of Higher Education Moves Towards Limited, moderated Comment Threads

4 January, 20164 January, 2016Web Publishing4 Comments

The Chronicle of Higher Education, the weekly publication subscribed to by over 64,000 academics, announced this weekend that it would begin to limit comments on its...

Toronto Star Shuts Down Reader Comments

21 December, 201516 November, 2019Web Publishing5 Comments

Two trend regarding reader comments are occurring at the same time: some media properties are taking a lighter touch with comment moderation in hopes of boosting...

Digital Enthusiasms Fade At Magazine Publishers Even as Access Continues to Grow Through Libraries

14 December, 201514 December, 2015Editorials, Web Publishing2 Comments

The digital edition was, for about two years, the one area of magazine circulation that looked promising, as digital circulation went from “not reported” to near...

Blendle’s News Micropayment Platform to Launch in the US Early Next Year

10 December, 201510 December, 2015Aggregators, Web PublishingLeave a comment

The Netherlands-based company Blendle said it will launch its micropayment platform for news in the US early next year. The idea behind Blendle is to create an...