That’s One Small Step for a Magazine….

If you haven’t heard, Folio Magazine now has a blog. It’s off to a good start, too!

Paul Conley on Nxtbook v. Texterity

Paul Conley offers some thoughts on digital editions and what he likes:

Given that, I have to say that I prefer the products created by NXTBook to those of Texterity. I just really like that audio file of a page being turned when I move through the "magazine."

Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Set to Launch

The gang from Adobe is set to release the newest version of Acrobat. Since all NXTbooks start as PDFs, that’s a topic that’s always of interest to us. To see some of the features of the upcoming version, check out the great video demo here.

CC-Tnews Blog on Nxtbook…

The premise: The familiar feel of a print piece makes your online version more readable. I agree.

Call Us Optimists

We’ve blogged here previously about the upcoming Times Reader, which may be a good way to reformat print content for the online community. We’re as eager as anyone to see how this technology could improve what we’re doing here at NXTbook, and this most recent review in Wired seems to indicate that we’ll be impressed:

Most impressive, however, is the Reader’s navigation. Tom Bodkin, The New York Times‘ design director, said the Reader has “a narrative form, more of the feel of a beginning and end.”

Bodkin’s “narrative form” is the result of editorial choices — which articles appear on page one, which bring up the rear. In this way, a good newspaper is itself a story. It’s the essence of newspapering.

This is what the Times Reader does best. Stories are presented clearly and with priority; artwork aids both design and context. Section heads are customizable, and clicking on them feels as natural as thumbing through the paper on the subway.

State of the ABM

To find out  what’s going on with the American Business Media, click on the ABM 2006 Annual Report, available in NXTbook format!

NXTbook Publisher Mentioned Down Under!

From the Sunday Color Magazine in Sydney:

” If your boss always seems to appear over your shoulder when planning your next online purchase, New York e-zine City has the answer. Besides beautifully photographed pages full of the latest in fashion,design, travel and food it also offers a panic button, a subtle mouse click brings up the less incriminating Google home page on your screen. full issues of the magazine have recently become available online, with an innovative format that lets you flipthrough pages exactly as you would a conventional magazine. Go to www.city-magazine.com to subscribe.”

Where do you want to go NXT?

Not sure where to go on vacation? Here’s a thought: our Travel Collateral samples page now includes more than twenty great vacation guides, all in NXTbook format!

Coming to a City Near You – save $100!

The NXTbook Media tradeshow booth will be piling up the frequent flyer miles in the next few months. You can catch us at either the DMA show in San Francisco or the Folio show in New York in October.

If you’d like to save $100 on your Folio show ticket, just use the promotion code in the ticket below. It’s our way of saving, “Thank you!” for reading this blog.

We’ll also be making announcements about additional fall shows in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

Did Somebody Say “Vacation?”

Nothing against the Jersey shore, but this NXTbook brochure about Tahiti makes us think we might be missing out on some prime sun and sand.

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