Karen Henrich with Her Digital Guide, Practical Paris
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 • Paris, France
Dear Parler Paris Reader,
Yesterday at Parler Paris Aprés Midi, Karen Henrich, tour operator of NuitBlancheTours.com and ChicWalks.com plus publisher of TapBooks.org spoke about her experience as a digital publisher -- making content available on the new formats such as iPhone, iPad, iPod, iBooks, Kindle and creating pdf versions sold via Amazon.com and others...of her guide, "Practical Paris" and mine, "Adrian Leeds® Top 100 Cheap Insider Paris Restaurants."
She enlightened us with her thoughts about the publishing evolution and how electronic publishing is to reading as electricity was to lighting: candlemakers worried about their declining business when electricity facilitated the light bulb, but look at candles where they are today -- specialty items that cost a fortune! And perhaps, so will our precious paper books now that digital format reading is sweeping the world.
Karen is looking for more content to publish digitally so for those of you interested in publishing your valuable information and enlightening words, contact Karen Henrich by visiting TapBooks.org or emailing getpublished@tapbooks.org.
To read more about the day's gathering and see photos, visit parlerparis/apresmidi.html.
If you haven't already discovered it, the City of Paris is apping up, too. Check outparisapps.paris.fr/apps/Apple to download your favorite apps.
Karen's Paris Shopping app that every shopaholic must have can be found at:chicwalks.com/apps.html
And if you love "My Little Paris," here's the app: mylittleparis.com/nouvelle-appli-iphone.html
Make note and mark your calendar for our favorite festival -- Fête de la Musique on the 21st, the Summer Solstice -- the longest day of the year. Then, check out the app!: parisapps.paris.fr/fete-de-la-musique It's the best way to find out where your favorite musicians are playing.
For those who use and love the Vélib, be sure to download the app to find the nearest stations:parisapps.paris.fr/velib
You'll find me more often in a taxi...so, I love the TaxiG7 app! It really works: parisapps.paris.fr/TaxiG7-- and lots of the other taxi companies are offering them up, too.
This is just the beginning! The city is asking for your ideas on new apps, so click here to put in your two centimes: parisapps.paris.fr/idea
Or if you know one the city hasn't yet listed, be sure to visit parisapps.paris.fr/new_app and let them know what your favorites are!
And if you don't already have your iPhone, iPad or iPod...guess you best head for the nearest Apple Store...Carrousel du Louvre:
apple.com/fr/retail/carrouseldulouvre/ and Opéra: apple.com/fr/retail/opera/
A la prochaine...
Adrian Leeds
Editor, Parler Paris
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P.S. Also make note, Parler Parlor, the French-English Conversation Group, will be closed for Fête de la Musique, the 21st, so that all of you can take to the streets instead!)
