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Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated
- Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online]
(July 01, 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 08, 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 09, 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 05, 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 01, 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 05, 2001)
Evolution of Portable Electronic Books
- Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne]
(September 01, 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 01, 2001)