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In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries - Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read] Newsweek - Oprah, Bill Gates and the Future of Books - Lessons from the premature birth and death of the e-book. 2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books - Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired] E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall - Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired] AOL Retreats From Big Push for E-Books - AOL Time Warner eliminates its iPublish division. Free registration required. [NY Times] 'God's Debris' Earns Cartoonist Title of No. 1 In E-Book Sales - and a Little Pocket Change - Scott Adams comments on his experiences with his top selling electronic title. [International Herald Tribune] Will We Ever Want E-Books? - Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times] Random House Is Dropping E-Book Imprint, but Not E-Books - The Random House Trade Group cancels AtRandom imprint in recognition of the scant consumer demand for books that can be read on screens. Publishers Face Reality of E-Book Disinterest - Electronic publishing turns its focus to niche markets at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair as the industry admits most readers would still rather curl up with a book. [CNet] 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] 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] Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature - Cases of the slow growth of the e-book industry. Free registration required. [NY Times] E-books Solving a Problem Consumers Don't Have - Why people prefer paper. [Chicago Tribune] 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] Today's Technology: E-book as Superbook? - Overview of e-book features. [ALA TechSource] Checking Out E-Books - Efforts to make e-books available at libraries. [The Standard] Libraries Launch E-Book Programs - Issues faced by California library systems undertaking e-book projects. [Washington Post] 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] Compressed Data: Tags Could Help Keep E-Book Links Alive - The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times] 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] 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] Evolving E-Books Let Authors Answer Critics - News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book? - News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet] E-books Remain Niche Reads - The e-book market is hampered by immature, expensive technology and a limited number of people willing to consider reading books on electronic devices. [CNet] E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List - News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet] How to Crack Open an E-Book - Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired] Librarians Don't Favor E-Books - A short piece characterizing the opinions of two Southern Mississippi librarians. [Natchez Democrat] Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side - Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired] The Last Book - A detailed examination of e-books and industry trends. [Utne Reader] Is Digital Publishing Taking Off? - An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews] The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad - Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News] 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] 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] The Bearable Lightness of E-Books - An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC] Publishers Embrace E-Books at Confab - Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. [Publishers Weekly] Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales - A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books - Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet] Why eBooks Are Sputtering - Report on the slowly developing e-book industry. [eMarketer] Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation - Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times] E-Books Still A Market-In-Waiting - Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek] Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books - News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times] E-Books Are Now on the Shelf - News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [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] E-Books Barely a Blip on Publishing Radar - Analysis of the slow adoption of e-book technology. [Reuters] What if E-Books Cost Less? - Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired] A "Revolution" Waiting to Happen? - A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly] Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages - Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor] E-Book Forecast: Cloudy - News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired] Barnesandnoble.com: Gladiator in the E-Book Arena - A look at the e-book giant's pricing tactics. [TheStandard] Rebooted Any Good Books Lately? - A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times] 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] Getting a Read on New E-Books - A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired] Stephen King's Net Horror Story - An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot] Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books - Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library] You Say You Want an E-Book Revolution? - A detailed exposé on the electronic book movement. [Time Magazine] Deadbeats Prompt King To Yank Internet Book - Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. [Washington Post] You *Can* Judge a Book by Its Cover - Commentary on why paper books rule. [ZDNet AnchorDesk] Struggles Over E-Books Abound - A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times] Exit Gutenberg? - Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader] Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store - News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News] A Bad Ending for E-Authors - MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired] Another Format in the E-Book Field - News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times] The E-Book Wars - News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN] At What Cost, E-Books? - A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired] Move Over, Gutenberg. Please. - Report on the conference "Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading." [Washington Post] Ignore e-Book Hype ... For Now - Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk] The Story Of E-Books - Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes] The Emerging Role of E-Books - A renowned digital librarian examines the e-book industry, with references. [Library Journal] The Good E-Book - A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times] Intellectual Capital: Freedom - Or Copyright? - Commentary favoring legalizing the copying of e-books. [Technology Review] Who Can Dig Digital Books? - New usability research on electronic books. [Wired] A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book - A overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries] The Rattle of Pebbles - A short commentary on the book and technological innovations. [NYBooks.com] 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] Stephen King E-Book Pirated - Copies of Stephen King's novella "Riding the Bullet" may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet] E-Books Take Off - An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour] E-Publishing: Tomorrow's Publishers Today - An annotated list of some online publishers. [Publishers Weekly] EBooks Are Not Just For Reading - Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN] The Future of the Book - A selection of articles on e-books. [Salon] 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] From P-Books to E-Books - Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired] E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf - Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired] Racing to Convert Books to Bytes - Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Promote Your E-Book - Explains the process of marketing e-books and common problems and solutions. [About.com] 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] 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] E-Book Conference Illuminates Issues - Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association] 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 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] 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] Electronic Books for All - Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World] E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts - Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [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] E-Books Target Pricey Print Books - Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World] 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] 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-Reading My E-Self - Explains the technical details of e-books and the Rocket eBook reader. [Industry Standard] A New Chapter for E-Books - Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek] Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With? - An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World] An Electrifying Read - Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate] The Future of Books - Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. [Wired]

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