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    Four Shades of Gray
    This first book-length analysis of Amazon's Kindle explores the platform's technological, bibliographical, and social impact on publishing. Four Shades of Gray offers the first book-length analysis of Amazon's Kindle and its impact on publishing. Simon Peter Rowberry recounts how Amazon built the infrastructure for a new generation of digital publications, then considers the consequences of having a single company control the direction of the publishing industry. Exploring the platform from the perspectives of technology, texts, and uses, he shows how the Kindle challenges traditional notions of platforms as discrete entities. He argues that Amazon's influence extends beyond "disruptive technology" to embed itself in all aspects of the publishing trade; yet despite industry pushback, he says, the Kindle has had a positive influence on publishing. Rowberry documents the first decade of the Kindle with case studies of Kindle Popular Highlights, an account of the digitization of books published after 1922, and a discussion of how Amazon's patent filings reflect a shift in priorities. Rowberry argues that while it was initially convenient for the book trade to outsource ebook development to Amazon, doing so has had adverse consequences for publishers in the mid- and long term, limiting opportunities for developing an inclusive and forward-thinking digital platform. While it has forced publishers to embrace digital forms, the Kindle has also empowered some previously marginalized readerships. Although it is still too early to judge the long-term impact of ebooks compared with that of the older technologies of clay tablets, the printing press, and offset printing, the shockwaves of the Kindle continue to shape publishing.
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    Four Shades of Gray (eBook, ePUB)
    This first book-length analysis of Amazon's Kindle explores the platform's technological, bibliographical, and social impact on publishing. Four Shades of Gray offers the first book-length analysis of Amazon's Kindle and its impact on publishing. Simon Peter Rowberry recounts how Amazon built the infrastructure for a new generation of digital publications, then considers the consequences of having a single company control the direction of the publishing industry. Exploring the platform from the perspectives of technology, texts, and uses, he shows how the Kindle challenges traditional notions of platforms as discrete entities. He argues that Amazon's influence extends beyond "disruptive technology" to embed itself in all aspects of the publishing trade; yet despite industry pushback, he says, the Kindle has had a positive influence on publishing. Rowberry documents the first decade of the Kindle with case studies of Kindle Popular Highlights, an account of the digitization of books published after 1922, and a discussion of how Amazon's patent filings reflect a shift in priorities. Rowberry argues that while it was initially convenient for the book trade to outsource ebook development to Amazon, doing so has had adverse consequences for publishers in the mid- and long term, limiting opportunities for developing an inclusive and forward-thinking digital platform. While it has forced publishers to embrace digital forms, the Kindle has also empowered some previously marginalized readerships. Although it is still too early to judge the long-term impact of ebooks compared with that of the older technologies of clay tablets, the printing press, and offset printing, the shockwaves of the Kindle continue to shape publishing.
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    Early Balloons and Airships: The History and Legacy of Dirigibles Before the Invention of Airplanes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min
    The Wright Brothers initially underestimated the difficulties involved in flying, and they were apparently surprised by the fact that so many others were working on solving the "problem of human flight" already. Decades before their own historic plane would end up in the National Air & Space Museum, Wilbur and Orville asked the Smithsonian for reading materials and brushed up on everything from the works of their contemporaries to Leonardo Da Vinci. Undeterred by the work, and the fact that several would-be pioneers died in crashes trying to control gliders, the Wright Brothers tested out gliding at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina for several years, working to perfect pilot control before trying powered flight.In December 1903, the brothers had done enough scientific work with concepts like lift to help their aeronautical designs, and they had the technical know-how to work with engines. On December 17, the brothers took turns making history’s first successful powered flights. The fourth and final flight lasted nearly a minute and covered nearly 900 feet. The Wright Flyer I had just made history, and minutes later it would be permanently damaged after wind gusts tipped it over; it would never fly again.A decade later, aircraft appeared in the skies over the battlefields of World War I, but they did not represent a complete novelty in warfare either, at least not during the early months of World War I. While airplanes had never before appeared above the field of war, other aerial vehicles had already been in use for decades, and balloons had carried soldiers above the landscape for centuries to provide a high observation point superior to most geological features. The French used a balloon for this purpose at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, and by the American Civil War, military hydrogen balloons saw frequent use, filled from wagons generating hydrogen from iron filings and sulfuric acid. The balloonist Thaddeus Lowe persuaded President Abraham Linco ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Bernard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/162232/bk_acx0_162232_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Fifth and Final Name: Memoir of an American Churchill , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 321min
    In a family memoir that reads like a detective novel, Rhonda Noonan recounts her 30-year quest to find the truth of her own background - and what she uncovered will surprise listeners as much as it did her. Rhonda was born and adopted in Oklahoma, a state with closed adoption records. And, although she was cherished by her adoptive family, she - like so many adoptees - felt a burning desire to find and make contact with her birth parents. Her three-decade-long search involved institutional stonewalling; the intervention of numerous judges, attorneys, and detectives; mountains of paperwork and court filings, and thousands of dollars in expenses. Tirelessly tracking down lead after lead - and with the otherworldly help of a friend named Lillie - Rhonda finally unearthed her true history. Her father was none other than Randolph Churchill, son of Sir Winston Churchill. The State Department of Human Services and the FBI laid down an intricate cover-up, with Averell Harriman and President Truman on the periphery. The evidence was clear - there was no question in her mind (though her efforts to secure incontrovertible proof in the form of a DNA test were stymied by the Churchill family). Rhonda had gone about finding her heritage just as her paternal grandfather had conducted his military campaigns: relentlessly and with no small amount of courage. Like him, she triumphed. The events leading up to her discovery, as well as the aftermath of the astonishing revelation and her face-to-face confrontation of the Churchills, will leave you in awe of this intrepid heroine of her own life. As full of twists, turns, and suspense as the best fiction, The Fifth and Final Name should prove inspiring to all who yearn to uncover the secrets buried within their own family histories. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Carrington MacDuffie. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/006474/bk_acx0_006474_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Famous Dirigibles: The History and Legacy of Lighter than Air Vehicles from the Renaissance to Today , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 195min
    The Wright Brothers initially underestimated the difficulties involved in flying, and they were apparently surprised by the fact that so many others were working on solving the “problem of human flight” already. Decades before their own historic plane would end up in the National Air & Space Museum, Wilbur and Orville asked the Smithsonian for reading materials and brushed up on everything from the works of their contemporaries to Leonardo Da Vinci. Undeterred by the work, and the fact that several would-be pioneers died in crashes trying to control gliders, the Wright Brothers tested out gliding at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina for several years, working to perfect pilot control before trying powered flight. In December 1903, the brothers had done enough scientific work with concepts like lift to help their aeronautical designs, and they had the technical know-how to work with engines. On December 17, the brothers took turns making history’s first successful powered flights. The fourth and final flight lasted nearly a minute and covered nearly 900 feet. The Wright Flyer I had just made history, and minutes later it would be permanently damaged after wind gusts tipped it over; it would never fly again.A decade later, aircraft appeared in the skies over the battlefields of World War I, but they did not represent a complete novelty in warfare either, at least not during the early months of World War I. While airplanes had never before appeared above the field of war, other aerial vehicles had already been in use for decades, and balloons had carried soldiers above the landscape for centuries to provide a high observation point superior to most geological features. The French used a balloon for this purpose at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, and by the American Civil War, military hydrogen balloons saw frequent use, filled from wagons generating hydrogen from iron filings and sulfuric acid. The balloonist Thaddeus Lowe persuaded President Abraham Lincoln ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Bernard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/164006/bk_acx0_164006_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Modern Balloons and Airships: The History and Legacy of Dirigibles During the 20th Century , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 136min
    The Wright Brothers initially underestimated the difficulties involved in flying, and they were apparently surprised by the fact that so many others were working on solving the “problem of human flight” already.Decades before their own historic plane would end up in the National Air and Space Museum, Wilbur and Orville asked the Smithsonian for reading materials and brushed up on everything, from the works of their contemporaries to Leonardo da Vinci. Undeterred by the work and the fact that several would-be pioneers died in crashes trying to control gliders, the Wright Brothers tested out gliding at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina for several years, working to perfect pilot control before trying powered flight. In December 1903, the brothers had done enough scientific work with concepts like lift to help their aeronautical designs, and they had the technical know-how to work with engines. On December 17, the brothers took turns making history’s first successful powered flights. The fourth and final flight lasted nearly a minute and covered nearly 900 feet. The Wright Flyer I had just made history, and minutes later, it would be permanently damaged after wind gusts tipped it over; it would never fly again. A decade later, aircraft appeared in the skies over the battlefields of World War I, but they did not represent a complete novelty in warfare either, at least not during the early months of World War I. While airplanes had never before appeared above the field of war, other aerial vehicles had already been in use for decades and balloons had carried soldiers above the landscape, for centuries, to provide a high observation point superior to most geological features. The French used a balloon for this purpose at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794. By the American Civil War, military hydrogen balloons saw frequent use, filled from wagons generating hydrogen from iron filings and sulfuric acid. The balloonist Thaddeus Lowe ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: David Bernard. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/162958/bk_acx0_162958_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Taxes for Small Business: Simple and Effective Methods of Tax Process for Small Businesses , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 229min
    For most small business owners, one major concern is how to deal with federal, state, and every other form of tax that resonates with their business. A more complicated issue is the complex nature of tax forms that are used for this tax filing process.Most small business owners are often left with the common misconception that handling their tax process is not only complex, but a major nightmare! Here is the good news. With this comprehensive guide on small business taxes, listeners have nothing to worry about.Taxes for Small Businesses is a comprehensive guide for existing and aspiring small business owners with both simple and complex tax planning concerns. From detailed tax filings to tax reports, rates, and tax deductions, business owners need to understand the importance of business taxes. Coming to terms with the internal revenue service, financial losses, and high taxation can have an impact on every small business owner from all different areas of business.This audiobook will walk you through a well-researched road map to the essentials of taxation, tax processes, and techniques for filing tax, while reducing your tax strategically and legally. It will guide you through various business structures and the general tax forms that relate to your business structure. In addition, you can easily explore the nature of the IRS, as well as how effective tax procedures ensure ethical business decisions.The following are some essential tips you will learn in this audiobook:Detailed understanding of various small business structures, as well as how you can easily navigate between structuresThe fundamentals of various types of taxationLegal strategies on how to cut your taxesProven record-keeping strategies for your small businessVarious tax forms for small businesses, with necessary procedures on how to complete themSteps to address and avoid IRS auditAnd much ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Liang. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/199413/bk_acx0_199413_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    The Dogfights of the World Wars: The Evolution and History of the Fight in the Skies During World War I and World War II , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 192min
    The first aircraft to appear in the skies over the battlefields of World War I showed few signs of the dominant future of airplanes in warfare. Small, fragile, and slow, they provided no hint of the sleek jet fighters that would one day slash across the skies of Earth faster than sound to unleash the lethal blast and fire of sophisticated missiles, or the bombers able to level an entire city with one nuclear bomb. That said, they did not represent a complete novelty in warfare either, at least not during the early months of World War I.While airplanes had never before appeared above the field of war, other aerial vehicles had already been in use for decades, and balloons had carried soldiers above the landscape for centuries to provide a high observation point superior to most geological features. The French used a balloon for this purpose at the Battle of Fleurus in 1794, and by the American Civil War, military hydrogen balloons saw frequent use, filled from wagons generating hydrogen from iron filings and sulfuric acid. The balloonist Thaddeus Lowe persuaded President Abraham Lincoln to use the airships for observation, communicating troop movements to the ground with a telegraph wire.At first, airplane improvements occurred in an ad hoc, almost accidental manner during the war. However, when pilots’ mounting of armaments on airplanes proved a successful means of defeating other aircraft and even attacking men on the ground, a much more active and systematic development of warplanes began across the continent. Each advance prompted a countermeasure, as the two sides strove for primacy in a deadly, unforgiving environment which rewarded real advances in equipment and tactics with survival and punished poor ideas with death.The Dogfights of the World Wars: The Evolution and History of the Fight in the Skies During World War I and World War II looks at how technology and tactics evolved during the wars. You will learn about dogfights li ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ken Teutsch. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/105500/bk_acx0_105500_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Real Estate: Home Selling Secrets , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 97min
    If you're the type of person who likes to take control of your economic security, then this book is for you. There were more than 3.1 million foreclosure filings issued during 2008, which means one in every 54 households in America were unprepared. There were many signs of a real estate market crash, including the national unemployment rate reaching 7.2 percent. Sadly, 90 percent of homeowners facing foreclosure panicked and froze. They did absolutely nothing. They did not seek advice from their trusted real estate advisors, and they did not go over their options prior to giving up completely. Some later realized their options included selling their home on time or even refinancing and pulling cash out. But it was too late, and they regretted not taking action. In 2019, expert economists agreed the next recession would begin in 2020. However, they predicted home prices would continue to rise at a rate of 1 percent per year as opposed to the 6 percent average in recent years. The year 2020 brought an unforeseen global pandemic. Things drastically changed. But even a psychic couldn’t accurately predict the future of the real estate market. What you do know is that the Federal Reserve has predicted the US will lose 47 million jobs, resulting in an unemployment rate of 32.1 percent, a considerable increase from the 24.9 percent unemployment rate during the worst point of the Great Depression. You can draw your own conclusions as to the direction of the real estate market. There are many things out of your control. But there are a lot of things well in your control, like successfully marketing your home to sell for the most money possible. Risking your home equity for lack of information can prove to be very painful for many. But the regret of not investing the time to learn what could have spared you that pain and agony that comes with sacrificing one of your biggest assets could prove worse than the monetary consequences. If you’re the type of p ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Angela Olfest. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/222606/bk_acx0_222606_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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    Forecasting Innovations
    Forecasting Innovations - Methods for Predicting Numbers of Patent Filings. Auflage 2006: ab 138.99 €
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