A Short History of eBooks Marie Lebert NEF‚ University of Toronto‚ 2009 Copyright © 2009 Marie Lebert All rights reserved This book is dedicated to all those who kindly answered my questions during ten years‚ in Europe‚ in America (the whole continent)‚ in Africa‚ and in Asia. With many thanks for their time and their friendship. A short history of ebooks - also called digital books - from the first ebook in 1971 until now‚ with Project Gutenberg‚ Amazon‚ Adobe‚ Mobipocket‚ Google Books
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Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas “Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime‚ the kind of peak that never comes again. San Francisco in the middle sixties was a very special time and place to be a part of. But no explanation‚ no mix of words or music or memories can touch that sense of knowing that you were there and alive in that corner of time in the world. Whatever it meant.” A poignant description of the peace movement of the 1960’s
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The poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats portrays a wandering soldier who meets a mythical woman in the meadow. The soldier quickly describes the fairy‚ "Full beautifula faery’s child‚ Her hair was long‚ her foot was light‚ And her eyes were wild." The fairy leads the soldier to her cave which is described as an "elfin grot" where they acknowledge each other. In the elfin grot the fairy lulls him asleep. The soldier describes what he dreams of while asleep‚ "I saw pale kings and princes
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La Vista’s marketer should design marketing strategies that match the constant creativity 5 of generation Z. Predictors reckon Gen Z’s growing up in a digital environment will invent new digital advertising techniques. Consider the green issues 1 with their brand. Engaging with their community through commitment and interaction. 10 • Generation Z’s behaviour entail: 1 • Not reading newspapers‚ owning a landline/ watch. • Watching television on own schedule. • Rather trusting peers than experts.
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From the beginning of life each and every action has had a reaction. Jake La Motta is no exception to that. The middleweight boxer runs around town with his brother and manager‚ Joey. In the beginning of the film Jake meets Vicki‚ and starts to pursue the fifteen year old. Soon they marry and Jake’s boxing career resumes but is eventually suspended on the allegation of throwing a fight. However‚ after Jake is reinstated he finally wins the middleweight championship. Jakes life afterward seemed to
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At one point in your life you probably created a huge problem for yourself. However‚ you most likely did not solve that problem without seeking help. “La Bamba” written by Gary Soto is a rare case. The story features a boy named Manuel who decides to sing in his school’s talent show. Unfortunately‚ during his moment the record sticks to one verse and Manuel is forced to sing along. The performance was embarrassing‚ but he became popular. This story shows how one character archetype can solve a problem
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LA ÉTICA Y EL DINERO J.S Garzón-Ramírez Abstract Throughout different situations in life‚ one is forced to take perilous decisions where ethics‚ personal beliefs and personal gains come into play. A person’s basic needs start with survival and end with self-actualization‚ the first one being the most basic need and the last one a general main objective for people inside organizations‚ so these needs will sometimes cause a wrong decision which can damage an enterprise’s integrity‚ that is why
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los estudios de la historia de la tecnología plantea que el desarrollo y perfeccionamiento de lo artificial depende únicamente de las necesidades que van surgiendo con la evolución biológica humana. Parte de esta evolución dio origen a las diversas disciplinas y oficios que en un pasado determinaban‚ distinguían y nombraban a las personas que ofrecían sus servicios y conocimientos a la comunidad con la que convivían (herrero‚ carpintero‚ etc.). Pero‚ en un momento de la historia‚ la evolución humana
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¿PIENSAS QUE LAS MÁQUINAS PIENSAN? Alan Turing‚ matemático e informático teórico de origen ingles‚ considerado el padre de la inteligencia artificial‚ publico el artículo “Computing Machinery and Intelligence” en la revista Mind en 1950‚ donde se hace la siguiente pregunta: ¿Pueden las maquinas pensar? Primero que nada puso en claro los términos de máquina y pensar‚ a partir de eso expresó su convicción de que las computadoras eran capaces de imitar perfectamente la inteligencia humana y que
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La ingeniería industrial es una rama de la ingeniería que se ocupa del desarrollo‚ mejora‚ implantación y evaluación de sistemas integrados de gente‚ dinero‚ conocimientos‚ información‚ equipamiento‚ energía‚ materiales y procesos. También trata con el diseño de nuevos prototipos para ahorrar dinero y hacerlos mejores. La ingeniería industrial está estrechamente identificada también con la gestión de operaciones‚ ingeniería de sistemas o ingeniería de manufactura: una distinción que parece depender
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