E-book Sales Lead Off 2003
Report on increased sales of electronic books. [Association of American Publishers] (March 18, 2003)
E-Book Vendors Look To Libraries for Growth
While consumer e-book sales continue their incremental growth, digital publishers and e-publishing service vendors are looking to libraries and their patrons to add to sales. [Publishers Weekly] (October 7, 2002)
E-textbooks Clicking with Colleges
Cases of the appeal of e-books. [CNN] (September 1, 2002)
Students Complain About Devices for Reading E-Books, Study Finds
Report on a study at Ball State University. [The Chronicle of Higher Education] (August 26, 2002)
Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated
Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online] (July, 2002)
Battle Over Access to Online Books
Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view. (June 17, 2002)
Mystery of E-Books: Who Reads Them?
Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. [USA Today] (May 8, 2002)
E-Books Go to College
A survey of students in two college courses grades e-book devices and their function in higher education. [Library Journal] (May 1, 2002)
The End of Books?
Simon Midgley wonders whether hard-up students will need to buy textbooks in a few years' time. [Guardian Unlimited] (April 9, 2002)
In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries
Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read] (February 21, 2002)
2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books
Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired] (December 25, 2001)
E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall
Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired] (December 18, 2001)
AOL Retreats From Big Push for E-Books
AOL Time Warner eliminates its iPublish division. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (December 5, 2001)
Will We Ever Want E-Books?
Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times] (November 14, 2001)
First Monday - 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. (October 1, 2001)
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] Free registration required to view. (September 5, 2001)
Evolution of Portable Electronic Books
Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne] (September, 2001)
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] Free registration required to view. (August 28, 2001)
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] (August, 2001)
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] (June 25, 2001)
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