I'm not one to want the SPJ site to be used for advertising but…
The most important book for our profession is now available as an iPhone/iTouch app.
The journalist's bible gets iPhone update
The app costs $25. (I am still waiting for the Android version.)
I can't think of any journalist who does not have a copy of the AP Stylebook within easy grasp. And, truth be told, the book is vital to anyone who puts noun to verb.
Having the Stylebook in an electronic format is nothing new. I remember getting a disk version many years ago. (I think is almost 20 years ago.) At the time, the computer version was not online and it was klunky to use.
After a while AP moved the Stylebook online to compliment its traditional book version. Here is a comparison of the various ways the Stylebook is now available and their costs: Compare Products
So maybe now the j-students will use the Stylebook now that it can be on their phones.
