In a post discussing a tweet from author Brent Weeks last week Nate wondered, in his blog post ;Not All of Us Drink a $4 Coffee, Mr. Weeks; why publishers aren't “trying to convert paper book buyers to ebook buyers; ...
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From mental_floss: Half a century before e-books turned publishing upside down, a different format threatened to destroy the industry. Here’s a little perspective: In 1939, gas cost 10 cents a gallon at the pump. Delete the scoop?
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With the Kindle Fire 2 release date approaching rapidly in the United States, it looks like Barnes & Noble is turning up the heat on Amazon.... Delete the scoop?
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Ereaders serve as another option for disabledStarNewsOnline.com (blog)What are some features that allow e-readers to stand apart from actual books? Delete the scoop?
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paidContent.orgDigital Book World aims for a more accurate ebook bestseller listpaidContent.orgA new ebook bestseller list from book publishing website and community Digital Book World aims to provide a clearer picture of the books that are...
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CNET UKBarnes & Noble takes ebook route overseasFinancial TimesBarnes & Noble will launch its Nook ebook reader in the UK this autumn, marking the first time the US bookseller has expanded overseas in its 95-year history.
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The Librarian in Black recently posted about her break-up with ebooks. . She accused ebooks of playing the old bait and switch by promising wine and roses and instead giving a beer and cheeto relationship.
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Ebook lending by public libraries (2 pages; PDF). Facts about ebook lending in UK public libraries presented in a FAQ format. For Example: Do public libraries lend ebooks? Yes, many of them do. In July 2012 CILIP undertook ... Delete the scoop?
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Recently I submitted an article for the Independent Book Publishers Association in New York. As I've written elsewhere, librarians need to pay more attention to independent publishing. My article is coming out later this month, ... Delete the scoop?
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The U.S Department of State has withdrawn plans to place a $16.5 million order on Amazon.com for its Kindle Touch devices along with content management, and logistics, stating that it intends to conduct additional market research and re-examine its... Delete the scoop?
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Book Publishing Industry News. Regular news updates from The Bookseller's news desk. Delete the scoop?
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Hindustan TimesSony eReader swaps headphones for Facebook, EvernoteHindustan TimesSony's update to its PRS range of eReaders, the PRS-T2, might be dumping a headphone jack, but in its it place receives support for Evernote, Facebook, and Asian... Delete the scoop?
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Westfield Library offers more eBooks with Overdrive AdvantageSuburban NewsCoupled with the eLibraryNJ collection, the Advantage program allows the library to provide access to thousands of popular eBooks, with additional copies of popular materials...
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Thanks to the electronic book revolution, in the next decade, we could see the end of centralized campus libraries with hardbound texts. (RT @RoomtoRead: Say it isn't so! Are college #libraries about to become bookless? Delete the scoop?
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Overdrive Updates eBook Platform for SchoolsGood E-Reader (blog)Overdrive has just revised their eBook lending system for K12 schools, just in time for the September. Delete the scoop?
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Scholastic, with its popular Hunger Games series, and Soho Press, a New York-based independent publisher, were the only two publishers outside of the six largest in the U.S. to break the top 25 on the list, which measures ... Delete the scoop?
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ebrary Fortifies Strategic E-book Acquisition for K-12 Libraries with Common ...Sacramento BeePALO ALTO, Calif., Aug.
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City of Boroondara Library Service offers OverDrive ebooks for loan to library members via its website or the Overdrive app. (What are you reading for #readinghour?
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EBSCO eBooks is a collection of over 83000 electronic books covering many topics—new titles are added each month. Subjects include art, business, education, literary criticism, biographies, history, law, psychology, ...
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I've spent the past few months reporting on platforms that help school librarians make ebooks available to their patrons. But what about librarians and other educators who want to go beyond a read-only experience and enable their students to ... Delete the scoop?
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Gizmodo UKDo You Read Like a Geek Or Like a Luddite?Gizmodo UKWhen it comes to non-tome formats, I'm a big fan of the audiobook, but eReaders are all the rage if the people I see on the train are any indication of the populous at large. Delete the scoop?
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This February, President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan challenged the nation to transition to digital textbooks in the next five years. Delete the scoop?
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Peter White: Historically, only a tiny proportion of published books have made it into braille. Delete the scoop?
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ZDNet AustraliaiPad Mini? Nah, here comes the iBookZDNet AustraliaThe iBooks have been around for a while, but haven't made a dent in the Amazon Kindle business. Delete the scoop?
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Who Needs Publishers & Bookstores? Writers, Readers & Everyone ElseHuffington Post (blog)An idea has taken root in certain quarters that publishers aren't necessary any more. And for that matter, who needs bookstores? Delete the scoop?
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