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404 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]

Schuster Leads The E-Book Charge - Early promotional titles sell well.
Meta Description: [ Fans are stampeding for the new electronic-only edition of the latest Star Trekbook, but it will be a while before e-books catch on. ]

Waiting to Happen? - A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly]

2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books - Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

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.

A Bad Ending for E-Authors - MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book - A overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries]

A New Chapter for E-Books - Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]

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]

Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store - News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]
Meta Description: [ The Amazon e-book store boasts content that is not available in print. ]

An Electrifying Read - Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]

Another Format in the E-Book Field - News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

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.

Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With? - An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]
Meta Description: [ E-books are basically high-tech reading tablets that hold the equivalent of thousands of paper pages. Sounds nice, but would you really want to hunker down with your morning coffee and an electronic tablet? ]

404 At What Cost, E-Books? - A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side - Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

Battle Over Access to Online Books - Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view.

Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation - Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages - Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor]
Meta Description: [ In the past month, several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. ]

Compressed Data: Tags Could Help Keep E-Book Links Alive - The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book? - News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet]
Meta Description: [ Copyright battle: Is an e-book a book? | That question is at the heart of a courtroom struggle set to begin Tuesday between giant Random House and upstart RosettaBooks--a case with huge implications. | May 6, 2001, 7:00 AM PT | Gwendolyn Mariano ]

Deadbeats Prompt King To Yank Internet Book - Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. [Washington Post]

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-Book Conference Illuminates Issues - Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association]

E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List - News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet]
Meta Description: [ E-book devices yet to hit bestseller's list | Gemstar boasts that it has sold more e-book devices and titles than everyone else combined but admits the market for e-books has yet to become a blockbuster. | May 2, 2001, 5:30 PM PT | Gwendolyn Mariano ]

E-Book Forecast: Cloudy - News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

E-book Sales Lead Off 2003 - Report on increased sales of electronic books. [Association of American Publishers]
Meta Description: [ The Association of American Publishers (AAP), with some 260 members located throughout the United States, is the principal trade association of the book publishing industry. ]

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]
Meta Description: [ 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. ]

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]
Meta Description: [ D-Lib Magazine ]

E-Books Are Now on the Shelf - News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts - Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

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]
Meta Description: [ Electronic books—particularly those delivered via handheld devices—have had a checkered history. ]

E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall - Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

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]
Meta Description: [ Commentary: 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 rather than on paper. | May 3, 2001, 4:50 PM PT | Meta Group ]

404 E-Books Still A Market-In-Waiting - Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek]
Meta Description: [ Enterprise product reviews, comparisons, analysis and advice built by IT professionals for IT professionals. ]

E-Books Take Off - An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour]

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]
Meta Description: [ Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com ]

E-Books Target Pricey Print Books - Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]
Meta Description: [ Softbook Press and NuvoMedia aim to lure you away from paper. ]

E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf - Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

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]
Meta Description: [ Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com ]

E-Publishing: Tomorrow's Publishers Today - An annotated list of some online publishers. [Publishers Weekly]

E-textbooks Clicking with Colleges - Cases of the appeal of e-books. [CNN]
Meta Description: [ It's 4 a.m., the astronomy homework is due in just a few hours, and there's still confusion about some quirks in those mysterious quasars. What's a fretting college student to do? ]

EBooks Are Not Just For Reading - Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]
Meta Description: [ The eBook is also a great way of keeping reports, notes and articles on hand during meetings. ]

Electronic Books for All - Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World]
Meta Description: [ Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. ]

Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated - Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online]

Evolution of Portable Electronic Books - Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne]

Evolving E-Books Let Authors Answer Critics - News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Exit Gutenberg? - Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]

500 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.
Meta Description: [ This paper argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society. ]

500 Forbes.com: Electronic Page-Turners - Reviews of some early ebook software products. [Free registration required to view]
Meta Description: [ Digital Tools ]

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.

From P-Books to E-Books - Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get Wired's take on technology business news and the Silicon Valley scene including IT, media, mobility, broadband, video, design, security, software, networking and internet startups on Wired.com ]

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]
Meta Description: [ 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. | November 9, 1999, 8:15 AM PT | Greg Sandoval ]

Getting a Read on New E-Books - A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

How to Crack Open an E-Book - Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get Wired's take on technology business news and the Silicon Valley scene including IT, media, mobility, broadband, video, design, security, software, networking and internet startups on Wired.com ]

Ignore e-Book Hype ... For Now - Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]

In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries - Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read]

Is Digital Publishing Taking Off? - An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]
Meta Description: [ UPDATE: Adobe and Amazon.com team up to offer more titles with the Acrobat eBook Reader software; Barnes & Noble.com to offer digital content from MightyWords. ]

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]

Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books - Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]

Move Over, Gutenberg. Please. - Report on the conference Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading. [Washington Post]

Mystery of E-Books: Who Reads Them? - Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. [USA Today]
Meta Description: [ Mystery of e-books: Who reads them? PALO ALTO, Calif. (Reuters) � Some say it is the publishing industry's greatest work of fiction yet: the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. They were billed as a convenient alternative to... ]

Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales - A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Publishers Embrace E-Books at Confab - Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. [Publishers Weekly]

Racing to Convert Books to Bytes - Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]

Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books - News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Rebooted Any Good Books Lately? - A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

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]
Meta Description: [ Everything you need to know about doing business on the Internet. Information for C-Level executives and small-to-mid-sized business managers. ]

Stephen King E-Book Pirated - Copies of Stephen King's novella Riding the Bullet may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet]
Meta Description: [ Hackers give e-book publishers the horrors -- cracking encryption key for PDF version of King novella and distributing it free online. ]

Stephen King's Net Horror Story - An interpretation of the demise of The Plant. [Slashdot]
Meta Description: [ Stephen King's Net Horror Story -- article related to Features and Technology. ]

Struggles Over E-Books Abound - A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Students Complain About Devices for Reading E-Books, Study Finds - Report on a study at Ball State University. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books - Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet]
Meta Description: [ Textbook publisher sees future in e-books | Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. | March 14, 2001, 12:50 PM PT | Gwendolyn Mariano ]

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]
Meta Description: [ This paper examines competing visions for the future of the book in the digital environment, with particular attention to questions about the social implications of controls over intellectual property, such as continuity of cultural memory. ]

The Bearable Lightness of E-Books - An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC]
Meta Description: [ Whether you're traveling or stuck in line at the supermarket, downloadable texts for your handheld are always ready to be read ]

The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad - Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

The E-Book Wars - News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN]

The Emerging Role of E-Books - A renowned digital librarian examines the e-book industry, with references. [Library Journal]

The End of Books? - Simon Midgley wonders whether hard-up students will need to buy textbooks in a few years' time. [Guardian Unlimited]

The Future of Books - Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. [Wired]

The Future of the Book - A series of articles examines how the digital revolution is changing what and how we read. [Salon]

The Good E-Book - A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding Can anyone really be against that? Free registration required. [NY Times]

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]
Meta Description: [ Last week Sandeep died. A bus ran over him on a busy morning in this sleepy town. ]

The Story Of E-Books - Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]
Meta Description: [ There's nothing like curling up in front of a cozy fire with a good handheld appliance. ]

500 Today's Technology: E-book as Superbook? - Overview of e-book features. [ALA TechSource]

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]
Meta Description: [ Publishers must get permission from free-lance authors before repackaging their work for use on Web sites or in electronic databases, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. ]

What if E-Books Cost Less? - Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology. ]

Who Can Dig Digital Books? - New usability research on electronic books. [Wired]
Meta Description: [ Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com ]

Will We Ever Want E-Books? - Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times]
Meta Description: [ Everything you need to know about doing business on the Internet. Information for C-Level executives and small-to-mid-sized business managers. ]

You *Can* Judge a Book by Its Cover - Commentary on why paper books rule. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]

Schuster Leads The E-Book Charge - Early promotional titles sell well.
Meta Description: [ Fans are stampeding for the new electronic-only edition of the latest Star Trekbook, but it will be a while before e-books catch on. ]

The Story Of E-Books - Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]
Meta Description: [ There's nothing like curling up in front of a cozy fire with a good handheld appliance. ]