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    2D Barcodes

    At this year’s BISG Annual Members Meeting Carolyn Pittis gave an excellent presentation on QR Codes [Wikipedia link]  (2D barcodes that can repesent text) and how they are being used by Harper Collins to link books to mobile websites and extended content.

  • XML Is Not Enough

    For a clear explanation of why XML is being championed as the greatest thing for publishing since Gutenberg (version 1.0), Book Brunch has a great explanation of both the Start with XML project and a gently expansive view of Move Towards Semantic.