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Something is missing from the iBookstore–most of the small, independent imprints. There just wasn’t enough time for Apple to get the smaller houses on line. But that isn’t a problem for iPulpFiction.com – Where the Short Story Lives. iPulpFiction.com is a browser-based publisher of short genre fiction by a mix of best selling authors such as Ben Bova, J. A. Jance, and Pete Hautman, as well as new talent. Because iPulp’s growing catalog of more than 300 titles can be viewed in any modern browser, the iPad, with its high-resolution 9.5″ screen, is the perfect device for reading iPulp stories.
“Cheap short fiction–it’s the lifeblood of literature.” — Orson Scott Card, the Hugo Award-winning author of Ender’s Game.
One of the more impressive demonstrations at Google I/O yesterday was the digital edition of Sports Illustrated done completely in HTML5. The benefits of HTML5 are clear here. Instead of building an iPad app, an Android app, a desktop app, etc, developers build it once and users can view it anywhere. It can be cached for offline viewing as well.
In a research note released today, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky increased his estimate of 2010 iPad sales from 5 million to 8 million, citing upcoming international launches and continued strong sales in the U.S. as evidenced by retail store shortages. For the current quarter, which runs through late June, Abramsky is predicting iPad sales in excess of 1.8 million units in the United States and an additional 600,000 in the nine new countries receiving the device on May 28th, pushing quarterly sales to 2.5 million, up from earlier estimates of 1.5 million.
Continued strong iPad sales in the U.S. are estimated in excess of 200,000 per week, nearly double that of current Mac unit sales.
Checks indicate that US iPad sales remain strong post-launch, driven by rising consumer visibility to iPad’s user experience, sustained PR/word-of-mouth marketing, 3G iPad launch, and broadening iPad apps/content. We believe Apple is now selling >200k iPads/wk, greater than US Macs (est. 110k Macs/wk) and just below US iPhone 3GS first qtr (246k/wk).
A new forecast predicts Apple is now selling more than 200,000 iPads per week in the U.S., a total greater than the estimated110,000 Macs sold stateside every seven days.
Analyst Mike Abramsky with RBC Capital Markets issued a note to investors Thursday in which he suggested iPad sales are now just below that of the iPhone 3GS in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2010, when the pace was at 246,000 per week. Abramsky cited checks with sources indicating that sales remain strong, thanks to sustained word-of-mouth for the product.
"Retail store checks in mid-May show widespread iPad stockouts at Apple retail stores and Best Buy," Abramsky wrote. "(More than 25 percent) of Apple stores have only selected Wi-Fi iPads (3G sold out) and are allocating to waiting lists)."
Jobs told us, "If you see a stylus, they blew it," but what if the stylus is a steel drum mallet? Someone built an iPad app, as you can see above, that is designed to imitate the look and sound of a steel drum. It needed something a little extra, though, … like actual mallets to play with. So, they made a mallet out of conductive cloth, which is a special fabric that enables the iPad’s surface to recognize the touches. Wrap the end of a drumstick in fabric, tie it off, and you’re good to start drummin’, mon!
As noted [Google translation] by German site Macerkopf.de and expanded upon by Engadget, Apple has begun activating international iPad App Stores ahead of the device’s launch in those countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Engadget notes that things appear a bit unstable at the moment as Apple works to get everything up and running for the new markets, but should stabilize in time for the official iPad launch later this month.
In a research note released today, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky increased his estimate of 2010 iPad sales from 5 million to 8 million, citing upcoming international launches and continued strong sales in the U.S. as evidenced by retail store shortages. For the current quarter, which runs through late June, Abramsky is predicting iPad sales in excess of 1.8 million units in the United States and an additional 600,000 in the nine new countries receiving the device on May 28th, pushing quarterly sales to 2.5 million, up from earlier estimates of 1.5 million.
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