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- Rebooted Any Good Books Lately? A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- E-Reading My E-Self Explains the technical details of e-books and the Rocket eBook reader. [Industry Standard]
- The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News]
- E-Book Forecast: Cloudy News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]
- E-books Solving a Problem Consumers Don't Have Why people prefer paper. [Chicago Tribune]
- Open eBook Group Releases v1.0 Specification Explains the release of a possible specification for electronic books that will allow compatibility between different e-book devices. [Open eBook]
- Checking Out E-Books Efforts to make e-books available at libraries. [The Standard]
- EBooks Are Not Just For Reading Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]
- Exit Gutenberg? Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]
- E-Publishing: Tomorrow's Publishers Today An annotated list of some online publishers. [Publishers Weekly]
- Barnesandnoble.com: Gladiator in the E-Book Arena A look at the e-book giant's pricing tactics. [TheStandard]
- What if E-Books Cost Less? Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired]
- The Emerging Role of E-Books A renowned digital librarian examines the e-book industry, with references. [Library Journal]
- Publishers Embrace E-Books at Confab Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. [Publishers Weekly]
- Compressed Data: Tags Could Help Keep E-Book Links Alive The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times]
- 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]
- 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]
- E-books and Their Future in Academic Libraries An overview of e-book issues, based on a development strategy for the University of California libraries. [D-Lib Magazine]
- E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired]
- Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- At What Cost, E-Books? A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired]
- Vonnegut, Styron E-Books Spark Lawsuit Random House sues e-books publisher RosettaBooks in the latest dispute over who owns copyrighted works duplicated on the Net. [TheStandard]
- A "Revolution" Waiting to Happen? A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly]
- E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet]
- Struggles Over E-Books Abound A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- The E-Book Wars News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN]
- E-Books Take Off An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour]
- A Bad Ending for E-Authors MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]
- 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]
- Stephen King E-Book Pirated Copies of Stephen King's novella "Riding the Bullet" may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet]
- 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]
- Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- The Future of the Book A selection of articles on e-books. [Salon]
- E-Book Conference Illuminates Issues Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association]
- Today's Technology: E-book as Superbook? Overview of e-book features. [ALA TechSource]
- 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]
- Another Format in the E-Book Field News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- The Rattle of Pebbles A short commentary on the book and technological innovations. [NYBooks.com]
- Promote Your E-Book Explains the process of marketing e-books and common problems and solutions. [About.com]
- Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet]
- Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]
- 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]
- Who Can Dig Digital Books? New usability research on electronic books. [Wired]
- E-Books Are Now on the Shelf News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired]
- Getting a Read on New E-Books A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]
- How to Crack Open an E-Book Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]
- Serial fiction on the Web Builder Buzz article taking a look at novels on the Internet, using one case as an example. Contains reader comments and opinions. [CNET Builder.com]
- Getting a Read on E-Books Electronic books have been slow to catch on among consumers, but big Internet companies are betting that the time for e-books has come. [CNet]
- Electronic Books for All Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World]
- Move Over, Gutenberg. Please. Report on the conference "Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading." [Washington Post]
- 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]
- 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]
- Librarians Don't Favor E-Books A short piece characterizing the opinions of two Southern Mississippi librarians. [Natchez Democrat]
- The Bearable Lightness of E-Books An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC]
- Ignore e-Book Hype ... For Now Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]
- Why eBooks Are Sputtering Report on the slowly developing e-book industry. [eMarketer]
- Is Digital Publishing Taking Off? An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]
- Evolving E-Books Let Authors Answer Critics News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- The Good E-Book A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times]
- Deadbeats Prompt King To Yank Internet Book Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. [Washington Post]
- Gutterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gutter Margins): E-Books and Libraries A thorough review of e-book technology and its implications for libraries, with references. [Library Hi Tech]
- Web Publishing a Novel Business Introduces e-books and tells of author Bonita Slunder's use of the format for her books. [Ottawa Citizen]
- Getting a Read on the E-Book Discusses the use of e-books and the development of standards for the format. Includes examples from the introduction of VHS. [ZDNet]
- Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- Racing to Convert Books to Bytes Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- E-Books Barely a Blip on Publishing Radar Analysis of the slow adoption of e-book technology. [Reuters]
- E-Books Target Pricey Print Books Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book A overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries]
- A New Chapter for E-Books Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]
- E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]
- Intellectual Capital: Freedom - Or Copyright? Commentary favoring legalizing the copying of e-books. [Technology Review]
- Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book? News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet]
- The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World A thorough look at the competing economic, technological, and social factors influencing the development of e-books. [First Monday]
- Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature Cases of the the slow growth of the e-book industry. Free registration required. [NY Times]
- The Story Of E-Books Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]
- Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]
- Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]
- You Say You Want an E-Book Revolution? A detailed exposé on the electronic book movement. [Time Magazine]
- The Last Book A detailed examination of e-books and industry trends. [Utne Reader]
- Stephen King's Net Horror Story An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot]
- Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With? An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]
- 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]
- From P-Books to E-Books Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]
- U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Free-lancers Writers may control whether articles they sold for print in a regular newspaper or magazine may be reproduced in electronic form. [CNN]
- An Electrifying Read Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]
- You *Can* Judge a Book by Its Cover Commentary on why paper books rule. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]
- Libraries Launch E-Book Programs Issues faced by California library systems undertaking e-book projects. [Washington Post]
- E-Books Still A Market-In-Waiting Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek]
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