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2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books open in new window
Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49297,00.html)

4 Publishers Agree to Sale of E-Books on Yahoo open in new window
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/05BOO)

A "Revolution" Waiting to Happen? open in new window
A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly]
(http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=art)

A Bad Ending for E-Authors open in new window
MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40086,00.html)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book open in new window
A overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries]
(http://www.ala.org/alonline/netlib/il500.html)

A New Chapter for E-Books open in new window
Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]
(http://www.businessweek.com/1998/44/b3602055.htm)

A University that Reveres Tradition Experiments with E-Books open in new window
A University of Virginia seminar's trials with e-book readers. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
(http://chronicle.com/free/2001/05/2001051101t.htm)

Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store open in new window
News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]
(http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article/0,,4_511051,00.h)

An Electrifying Read open in new window
Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]
(http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/ar)

Another Format in the E-Book Field open in new window
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)

AOL Retreats From Big Push for E-Books open in new window
AOL Time Warner eliminates its iPublish division. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/05/technology/05BOOK.html)

Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With? open in new window
An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]
(http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/09/digbooks.idg/index)

At What Cost, E-Books? open in new window
A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39471,00.html)

Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side open in new window
Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,43077,00.html)

Barnes & Noble and Microsoft to Create e-Book Superstore open in new window
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&Nc)

Barnesandnoble.com: Gladiator in the E-Book Arena open in new window
A look at the e-book giant's pricing tactics. [TheStandard]
(http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,21269,00.html)

Battle Over Access to Online Books open in new window
Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/17/technology/17LIBR.html)

Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation open in new window
Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/arts/05ARTS.html)

Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages open in new window
Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor]
(http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0123/p01s03-woeu.html)

Checking Out E-Books open in new window
Efforts to make e-books available at libraries. [The Standard]
(http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27895,00.html)

Compressed Data: Tags Could Help Keep E-Book Links Alive open in new window
The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/technology/18LINK.html)

Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book? open in new window
News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet]
(http://news.com.com/2100-1023-257077.html)

Deadbeats Prompt King To Yank Internet Book open in new window
Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. [Washington Post]
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&am)

Deals Give E-Books a Boost open in new window
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)

Downloading Literature - E-books change the face of reading open in new window
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/)

E-Book Conference Illuminates Issues open in new window
Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association]
(http://www.ala.org/alonline/ts/ts1199.html)

E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List open in new window
News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet]
(http://news.com.com/2100-1023-256938.html)

E-Book Forecast: Cloudy open in new window
News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40984,00.html)

E-book Sales Lead Off 2003 open in new window
Report on increased sales of electronic books. [Association of American Publishers]
(http://www.publishers.org/press/releases.cfm?PressReleaseArt)

E-Book Vendors Look To Libraries for Growth open in new window
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]
(http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=art)

E-books and Their Future in Academic Libraries open in new window
An overview of e-book issues, based on a development strategy for the University of California libraries. [D-Lib Magazine]
(http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july01/snowhill/07snowhill.html)

EBooks Are Not Just For Reading open in new window
Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]
(http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/06/ebook.perks.idg)

E-Books Are Now on the Shelf open in new window
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)

E-books Catch On, But Only For Hardcore Fans So Far open in new window
"E-books, hailed in hi-tech precincts as the electronic alternative to traditional publishing, have failed to live up to their early billing as a replacement for the printed page, despite their popularity with gadget-obsessed pioneers." [Forbes]
(http://www.forbes.com/business/newswire/2003/05/27/rtr983044)

E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts open in new window
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 Go to College open in new window
A survey of students in two college courses grades e-book devices and their function in higher education. [Library Journal]
(http://libraryjournal.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=artic)

E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall open in new window
Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49184,00.html)

E-books Remain Niche Reads open in new window
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]
(http://news.com.com/2009-1023-257030.html)

E-Books Still A Market-In-Waiting open in new window
Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek]
(http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/IWK20010228S0007)

E-Books Take Off open in new window
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)

E-Books Taking Shape open in new window
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 Target Pricey Print Books open in new window
Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]
(http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=10481)

E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf open in new window
Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33268,00.html)

E-Books: The Next Killer App open in new window
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)

Electronic Books Appear Stalled at Technology Gate open in new window
Report that e-books have failed to penetrate the mass market. [globetechnology.com]
(http://rtnews.globetechnology.com/servlet/ArticleNews/tech/R)

Electronic Books for All open in new window
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)

Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated open in new window
Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online]
(http://www.infotoday.com/online/jul02/hawkins.htm)

E-Publishing: Tomorrow's Publishers Today open in new window
An annotated list of some online publishers. [Publishers Weekly]
(http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=art)

E-Reading My E-Self open in new window
Explains the technical details of e-books and the Rocket eBook reader. [Industry Standard]
(http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,2505,00.html)

E-textbooks Clicking with Colleges open in new window
Cases of the appeal of e-books. [CNN]
(http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/08/30/coolsc.ebooks/)

Evolution of Portable Electronic Books open in new window
Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne]
(http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/wilson/)

Evolving E-Books Let Authors Answer Critics open in new window
News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/10/technology/10CASS.html)

Exit Gutenberg? open in new window
Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]
(http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/digitalreader/dr2000-11-1)

Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature open in new window
Cases of the slow growth of the e-book industry. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/technology/ebusiness/28EBO)

From P-Books to E-Books open in new window
Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33488,00.html)

Getting a Read on E-Books open in new window
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]
(http://news.com.com/2100-1040-232672.html)

Getting a Read on New E-Books open in new window
A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40470,00.html)

Getting a Read on the E-Book open in new window
Discusses the use of e-books and the development of standards for the format. Includes examples from the introduction of VHS. [ZDNet]
(http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,387612,)

How to Crack Open an E-Book open in new window
Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]
(http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,43401,00.html)

Ignore e-Book Hype ... For Now open in new window
Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]
(http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,262817)

In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries open in new window
Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/technology/circuits/21BOOK)

Intellectual Capital: Freedom - Or Copyright? open in new window
Commentary favoring legalizing the copying of e-books. [Technology Review]
(http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/stallman0500.asp)

Is Digital Publishing Taking Off? open in new window
An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]
(http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/4_738451)

Is This the End of the Story for Books? open in new window
"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/2)

Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books open in new window
Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]
(http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/00-winter/article1.html)

Move Over, Gutenberg. Please. open in new window
Report on the conference "Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading." [Washington Post]
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&am)

Mystery of E-Books: Who Reads Them? open in new window
Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. [USA Today]
(http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/2002/05/08/ebooks.htm)

Promote Your E-Book open in new window
Explains the process of marketing e-books and common problems and solutions. [About.com]
(http://publishing.about.com/library/weekly/aa112699a.htm)

Publishers Embrace E-Books at Confab open in new window
Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. [Publishers Weekly]
(http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=art)

Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales open in new window
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)

Racing to Convert Books to Bytes open in new window
Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/biztech/articles/0)

Random House Is Dropping E-Book Imprint, but Not E-Books open in new window
The Random House Trade Group cancels AtRandom imprint in recognition of the scant consumer demand for books that can be read on screens.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/09/technology/09BOOK.html)

Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books open in new window
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)

Rebooted Any Good Books Lately? open in new window
A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/technology/04BOOK.html)

Report: E-Book Industry Set to Explode open in new window
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)

Stephen King E-Book Pirated open in new window
Copies of Stephen King's novella "Riding the Bullet" may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet]
(http://zdnet.com.com/2100-11-519549.html)

Stephen King's Net Horror Story open in new window
An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot]
(http://slashdot.org/features/00/11/30/1238204.shtml)

Struggles Over E-Books Abound open in new window
A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times]
(http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/27/technology/27BOOK.html)

Students Complain About Devices for Reading E-Books, Study Finds open in new window
Report on a study at Ball State University. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
(http://chronicle.com/free/2002/08/2002082601t.htm)

Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books open in new window
Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet]
(http://news.com.com/2100-1023-254119.html)

The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World open in new window
A thorough look at the competing economic, technological, and social factors influencing the development of e-books. [First Monday]
(http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_6/lynch/index.html)

The Bearable Lightness of E-Books