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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)