Showing posts with label e-books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label e-books. Show all posts
Thursday, July 17, 2025

Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That.; The New York Times, July 16, 2025

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Erik Ofgang , The New York Times;  Libraries Pay More for E-Books. Some States Want to Change That. Proposed legislation would pressure publ...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Libraries Grapple With The Downside Of E-Books; NPR's Morning Edition, 5/29/12

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Ben Bradford, NPR's Morning Edition; Libraries Grapple With The Downside Of E-Books : "BRADFORD: Another problem is that almost a...
Thursday, September 8, 2011

Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg's e-book loving founder, passes away; ArsTechnica.com, 9/8/11

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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica.com; Michael Hart, Project Gutenberg's e-book loving founder, passes away : "Michael Hart, the founder...
Friday, July 9, 2010

Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries; NPR, 7/8/10

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Laura Sydell, NPR; Stanford Ushers In The Age Of Bookless Libraries : "The periodical shelves at Stanford University’s Engineering Libr...
Saturday, April 3, 2010

[OpEd] The End of History (Books); New York Times, 4/3/10

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[OpEd] New York Times; Marc Aronson, The End of History (Books) : "TODAY, Apple’s iPad goes on sale, and many see this as a Gutenberg ...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight; New York Times, 2/8/10

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Motoko Rich, New York Times; Publishers Win a Bout in E-Book Price Fight : "Google’s e-book retail program would be separate from the c...
Sunday, December 27, 2009

The e-book, the e-reader, and the future of reading; Christian Science Monitor, 12/21/09

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Matthew Shaer, Christian Science Monitor; The e-book, the e-reader, and the future of reading : As stone tablets gave way the codex, the fut...
Monday, October 19, 2009

Google's e-book plan slammed as 'hysterical garbage'; Sydney Morning Herald, 10/19/09

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Sydney Morning Herald; Google's e-book plan slammed as 'hysterical garbage' : ""Garbage" and "hysterical pro...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Do Libraries Need Permission To Lend Out Ebooks?; Techdirt, 10/16/09

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Mike Masnick, Techdirt; Do Libraries Need Permission To Lend Out Ebooks? : "Some publishers are refusing to allow libraries to lend out...

Google starts new chapter in the battle for e-books; Independent, 10/17/09

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Independent; Google starts new chapter in the battle for e-books : "Google has opened a new flank in the war for the e-book market as e...

Google Editions Embraces Universal E-book Format; PC World, 10/16/09

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Ian Paul, PC World; Google Editions Embraces Universal E-book Format : "Google will launch an e-book store called Google Editions with...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending; New York Times, 10/15/09

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Motoko Rich, New York Times; Libraries and Readers Wade Into Digital Lending : "Pam Sandlian Smith, library director of the Rangeview L...
Sunday, October 11, 2009

Kindle now $259, available worldwide with wireless delivery; Ars Technica, 10/11/09

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Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica; Kindle now $259, available worldwide with wireless delivery : The Kindle 2 keeps having its price tag slashed th...

Amazon Kindle 2: Centuries of evolved beauty rinsed away; Guardian, 10/10/09

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Nicholson Baker, Guardian; Amazon Kindle 2: Centuries of evolved beauty rinsed away : This week Amazon announced the UK launch of its latest...
Thursday, August 6, 2009

New Entry in E-Books a Paper Tiger; New York Times, 8/6/09

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David Pogue via New York Times; New Entry in E-Books a Paper Tiger : "You get five free out-of-copyright books to start you off (“Dracu...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

A New Page; New Yorker, 8/3/09

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Nicholson Baker via New Yorker; A New Page: Can the Kindle really improve on the book? : http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/08/03/09080...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Amazon Faces a Fight Over Its E-Books; New York Times, 7/27/09

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Brad Stone via New York Times; Amazon Faces a Fight Over Its E-Books : "A growing number of civil libertarians and customer advocates w...
Friday, May 29, 2009

Company's 'ATM For Books' Prints On Demand; Podcast [4 min. 13 sec.] NPR's All Things Considered, 5/28/09

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Podcast [4 min. 13 sec.]: Rob Gifford via NPR's All Things Considered; Company's 'ATM For Books' Prints On Demand : " T...
Friday, May 15, 2009

A Book Author Wonders How to Fight Piracy; New York Times Bits Blog, 5/14/09

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Via New York Times Bits Blog; A Book Author Wonders How to Fight Piracy : By Peter Wayner: "The specter of piracy of my books materiali...