Shiny.

"Because while the last decade was the decade of social and the decade of where the framework in which we connect with other people was built, this next decade will be the decade where the game framework is built, where the motivations that we use to actually influence behavior, and the framework in which that is constructed, is decided upon, and that's really important."

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/seth_priebatsch_the_game_layer_on_top_of_the_world.html

"The readership of print media among the wealthiest US consumers dropped 16 per cent in 2010 from the year before, while their internet usage rose 12 per cent, according to a new survey."

Absolutely amazing video by BERG for Dentsu London:

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-09/10/app-stores-compared

Thanks to my friend Peter Collingridge, who was kind enough to suggest me, I'm going to be taking part in a live Q&A session on careers in digital publishing which The Guardian's careers forum is running on Monday 13 September, from 1pm-4pm BST. It is apparently aimed at those who "want to work in digital book publishing, and [would] like to know more about the roles available and what all these changes mean for traditional careers in publishing, including what experience and skills you’ll need to break into the industry."

You can follow the Q&A at http://bit.ly/bQhwwM  

Two articles on ebooks in the classroom.

"The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, signed up with Amazon to test the online retailer’s large-screen Kindle DX . . . [W]hile students liked some of the Kindle’s features, such as the big screen and the ability to store hundreds of case studies and books on the device, most were unhappy overall with the user experience . . . In fact, by the second semester, most students had abandoned their Kindles, choosing instead to read case studies on their laptop or on paper."

(Interestingly the FT goes on to report that whilst 80% of students were unhappy with the Kindle in the classroom, 95% recommended it as a consumer device).

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e185bce2-b76a-11df-839a-00144feabdc0.html

"A Scottish school has reportedly become the first in the world where . . . all lessons are now carried out using Apple iPads . . . 105 pupils, aged between 5 to 15, had previously shared just 12 laptops. Apple helped set up the scheme."

http://www.macworld.co.uk/education/news/index.cfm?newsid=3237646

"10.3 million U.S. homes will have an e-reader by the end of this year, Forrester Research estimates. E-reader owners buy an average of 15 e-books per year, and two-thirds of the e-readers already in owners' hands are Kindles."

http://web.hbr.org/email/archive/dailystat.php?date=090810

Really interesting piece on Wired.co.uk on how traditional book sizes have influenced the form-factor for e-readers.