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| An Electrifying Read Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/09/22/BU72923.DTL |
| Downloading Literature - E-books change the face of reading Electronic books have finally arrived and now represent a challenge to the traditional paper and ink, but how good are they and how do they work? [CNN]http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9812/17/t_t/e.books/ |
| A New Chapter for E-Books Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]http://www.businessweek.com/1998/44/b3602055.htm |
| Exit Gutenberg? Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/digitalreader/dr2000-11-16.htm |
| E-Books Still A Market-In-Waiting Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek]http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/IWK20010228S0007 |
| E-Book Forecast: Cloudy News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40984,00.html |
| 4 Publishers Agree to Sale of E-Books on Yahoo Short announcement about Penguin Putnam, Simon and Schuster, Random House and HarperCollins publishers. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/05/technology/ebusiness/05BOOK.html |
| Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/technology/28BOOK.html |
| Report: E-Book Industry Set to Explode Announcement of the report "Electronic Publishing Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2004: Digital Books and Print on Demand." [E-Commerce Times]http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/6215.html |
| Deals Give E-Books a Boost Electronic books are a few steps closer to becoming both a real business tool and a better way to pack a suitcase worth of novels for vacation. [USA Today]http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cte912.htm |
| The King of E-Books Discusses the success of Stephen King's first foray into e-books and what it may mean for the future. [Spark-Online]http://www.spark-online.com/april00/trends/rose.html |
| E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,19469,00.html |
| E-Books: The Next Killer App For 50 years, tech gurus have promised that the next invention will make paper books obsolete. But the buzz on e-books means this time, the hour may be nigh. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,21550,00.html |
| Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor]http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0123/p01s03-woeu.html |
| Barnes & Noble and Microsoft to Create e-Book Superstore The two companies will take a major step into the digital content future with the creation of an e-Book superstore using Microsoft reader software. [Microsoft]http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/B&NcesPR.asp |
| EBooks Are Not Just For Reading Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/06/ebook.perks.idg/ |
| E-Books Taking Shape The market for electronic books has been sluggish thus far, but the announcement of an e-book standard might encourage more authors and readers to make the shift. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,19870,00.html |
| E-Books Are Now on the Shelf News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42021,00.html |
| The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42751,00.html |
| A Bad Ending for E-Authors MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40086,00.html |
| Struggles Over E-Books Abound A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/27/technology/27BOOK.html |
| Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article/0,,4_511051,00.html |
| The Rattle of Pebbles A short commentary on the book and technological innovations. [NYBooks.com]http://www.nybooks.com/nyrev/WWWarchdisplay.cgi?20000427055F |
| Another Format in the E-Book Field News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/06/technology/06BOOK.html |
| Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/00-winter/article1.html |
| The Good E-Book A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000604mag-ebook.html |
| At What Cost, E-Books? A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39471,00.html |
| Rebooted Any Good Books Lately? A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/technology/04BOOK.html |
| The E-Book Wars News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN]http://www.cnn.com/2000/books/news/10/25/salon.ebooks/index.html |
| Stephen King's Net Horror Story An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot]http://slashdot.org/features/00/11/30/1238204.shtml |
| The Story Of E-Books Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]http://www.forbes.com/2000/08/31/feat2.html |
| The Bearable Lightness of E-Books An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC]http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2001/nf20010322_286.htm |
| Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/19/technology/19BAEN.html |
| Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/arts/05ARTS.html |
| What if E-Books Cost Less? Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,41633,00.html |
| Is This the End of the Story for Books? "Books will still be around, many scholars say, but we may read in a different way." Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/biztech/articles/20book.html |
| Racing to Convert Books to Bytes Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/biztech/articles/09book.html |
| Who Can Dig Digital Books? New usability research on electronic books. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,35920,00.html |
| Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With? An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/09/digbooks.idg/index.html |
| E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33268,00.html |
| Electronic Books for All Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World]http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=10864 |
| Getting a Read on New E-Books A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40470,00.html |
| From P-Books to E-Books Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33488,00.html |
| Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,43077,00.html |
| E-Books Take Off An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour]http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june00/e-books_3-16.html |
| The Last Book A detailed examination of e-books and industry trends. [Utne Reader]http://www.utne.com/bTechnology.tmpl?command=search&db=dArticle.db&eqheadlinedata=The%20Last%20Book |
| How to Crack Open an E-Book Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,43401,00.html |
| Will E-books Change the World? Argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society. [First Monday]http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_10/hillesund/index.html |
| E-Books Target Pricey Print Books Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=10481 |
| A University that Reveres Tradition Experiments with E-Books A University of Virginia seminar's trials with e-book readers. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]http://chronicle.com/free/2001/05/2001051101t.htm |
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