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06.13.2010—11am    Post #946
Countdown to the Tablet Conference which opens Monday

strong>TAKEAWAY: Our contdown to the Power of the Tablet conference at Poynter (June 14-15) continues with Reed Reibstein providing us links of interest to get us thinking tablets. Today: a variety of subjects that cover the main discussion about tablets, and, specifically, the iPad.

strong>TAKEAWAY: Our contdown to the Power of the Tablet conference at Poynter (June 14-15) continues with Reed Reibstein providing us links of interest to get us thinking tablets. Today: a variety of subjects that cover the main discussion about tablets, and, specifically, the iPad.

Countdown to the Conference: 1 day to go

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As we approach Poynter’s The Power of the Tablet conference, I turn over the blog to our Garcia Media intern Reed Reibstein, who will also be blogging live from the conference. Reed’s idea is to “warm up” to the conference with daily postings of essential articles that will help everyone understand the tablet as a new journalistic platform.

Some interesting tablet reads as we get ready to start conference

On to Plan B: Readers have been shy about sending along their favorite links about journalism on the tablet, so, instead, below are some more blog posts and articles that I have found interesting. Remember, I’ll be liveblogging the conference here tomorrow and Tuesday (sharing the social media duties with Damon Kiesow of Poynter’s Mobile Media blog ). “Power of the Tablet” attendees, see you in St. Pete!

VQR Now Available for the iPad
(Making the case for ePub as a magazine format.)
http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/06/08/vqr-ipad/

iPad Usability: First Findings from User Testing
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2010/01/27/apple-tablet-as-salvation-hopes-and-concerns/

How Print Publishers Can Win with iPad
http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2010/04/how-print-publishers-can-win-with-ipad.html

On Turning the Page (Pagination vs. scrolling)
http://ministryoftype.co.uk/words/article/on_turning_the_page/

Embracing the Digital Book
(Corollary to “Books in the Age of the iPad”)
http://craigmod.com/journal/ebooks/

The iPad Screen Is Not Your Desktop Screen
http://craigmod.com/satellite/ipad_screen/

Three iPad Design Choices That Will Influence How We Read News Online
http://www.niemanlab.org/2010/04/three-ipad-design-choices-that-will-influence-how-we-read-news-online/

iPad: Questions Beyond the Tech
http://ronreason.com/designwithreason/2010/01/27/apple-tablet-as-salvation-hopes-and-concerns/

Multi-Screen Design Considerations
(Lengthy video of a presentation; it’s in Flash, so don’t try watching it on an iPad!)
http://idlemode.com/2010/02/23/multi-screen-design-considerations/

From India: page about the World Cup

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Front page of India’s Kerala Kaumudi for the opening of the World Cup 2010; sent by art director Sajeev Kumar t. k.

Bild am Sonntag: it is all about Shrek

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Another page we like, a double page, indeed, from Germany’s Bild am Sonntag today, catering to Shrek mania fans as the latest of the Shrek movies opens in German cinemas (Courtesy of Frank Deville who sent it straight from his iPad)

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