Digital Books

Marvel Moves Further Toward Digital Comics

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Digital Novels, Marvel Digital, Comic Book Apps, Ipad, Iphone, Comic Books, Austin Books, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Video, The Avengers, Comixology, Comic Apps, Digital Books, Comic Book Stores, Graphic Novels, Culture News

It's been quite a month for Marvel Comics. Last weekend, they watched their beloved "Avengers" franchise provide the biggest opening weekend for a fil...

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The Main Thing Is That We Keep Reading

Mary Walker Baron | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Importance of Reading, Printed Books, Digital Books, Reading, Libraries, Ereaders, Print, Books News

As an avid reader I take pride and comfort in my library of printed works. I own a digital reader from which I frequently, well, read. I love my books. I like my digital reader.

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Obama Administration's Challenge To Schools: Embrace Digital Textbooks Within 5 Years

AP | By KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Education Technology, Ipad Textbooks, Playbook, Barack Obama, Digital Learning, Secretary of Education, Digital Education, Arne Duncan, Textbooks, Technology in Schools, Julius Genachowski, Digital Books, Digital Textbooks, Apple Education Event, Ipad, Ebooks, Video, Education News

WASHINGTON -- Are hardbound textbooks going the way of slide rules and typewriters in schools? Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Federal Communicat...

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Memo to the Bibliophiles: Books Are a Technology Too

John Bergquist | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Publishing, Book Publishing, Digital Books, Etextbooks, Ebooks, Digital Publishing, Ereaders, Tablets, Books News

I find myself troubled by the folks who seem to treat books as a kind of idol. It is almost always associated with a notion that books are natural and an iPad is un-natural.

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How Will We Read: Children's Books?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 01.29.2012

Read More: Walker Books, Book Publishing, Karen Lotz, Children's Books, The Future of Reading, E-Books, Digital Publishing, Apple Tablet, Young Adult Books, E-Readers, Decline of Brick and Mortar Stores, Digital Books, Candlewick Press, Picture Books, How Will We Read?, Amazon Kindle, C. M. Rubin, Books News

I recently asked Karen Lotz, the Group Managing Director of Walker Books Ltd, what their estimate for children's e-books and print books over the next 3 to 5 years is.

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How Will We Read: In Book Chains?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Ereaders, C. M. Rubin, Digital Readers, Alexander Mamut, Self-Publishing, How Will We Read?, Booksellers, Tim Waterstone, James Daunt, Digital Books, Waterstone's, Ebooks, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, WH Smith, Books News

If you've ever been to one of the 6 extraordinarily beautiful Daunt bookshops in London (a tourist attraction in travel guides) you will understand why people call James Daunt one of the all-time great booksellers.

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Occupy the Book: Is It Author Spring?

Brenda Peterson | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Digital Media, Self Publishing, Book Publishing Future, Author Self Publish, Indie Bookstores, Digital Books, Self Publishing Future, Ebooks, Books News

Are we now seeing the power shift from publishers to authors? A kind of Occupy Publishers' Row by enterprising authors? Or perhaps an Author Spring?

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The Future of Printed Literature: A Digital Dilemma

Mia R. Benenate | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Nook, Ereaders, Borders Bankruptcy, Physical Books, Books, Borders, Digital Books, Amazon-Book-Sales, Ipad, Amazon, Books News

My prediction for the future of the printed word, is that it will become an article of rarity and reverence -- similar to fine art. I foresee the book becoming something like a Matisse or Picasso.

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Rising Costs Force Students To Skimp On Textbooks

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: College Students, Publishing Industry, Student Debt, High Cost, Textbooks, Survey, US Pirg, Higher Education, Textbook Rebellion, Digital Books, College News

WASHINGTON -- As the cost of textbooks continues to rise, many college students are choosing to skimp on textbooks to save money. Seven out of 10 u...

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The New Hottest Spot For An Author On A Book Tour

nytimes.com | KATHARINE MIESZKOWSKI | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Author Tour, Google, Google Speakers Program, Mountain View, Author Appearance, Book Tour, Digital Books, Malcolm Gladwell, Google Books, Ebooks, Books News

For authors and other creative professionals, an appearance at the Googleplex, the company's sprawling complex of office buildings, is good business -...

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10 Ways eBooks Are Changing Our Lives

The Denver Post | Posted 06.19.2011

Read More: Print Books, Kindle, Self-Publishing, Amazon Kindle, Digital Books, Facebook, The Hermitage Bookshop, Bookstores, Ebooks, Books News

The Hermitage Bookshop in Cherry Creek North, decidedly old-school with its oak furniture and elaborate Persian rug, isn't where you'd expect to find ...

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The Technium: What Books Will Become

kk.org | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Nook, Book Publishing, Kindle, Books, E-Ink, Digital Books, Ebooks, Tablet, Ipad, Books News

A book is a self-contained story, argument, or body of knowledge that takes more than an hour to read. A book is complete in the sense that it contain...

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London Book Fair: Americans Drive "Vibrant" First Day

The Bookseller | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Book Publishing, American Publishing, Lbf 2012, British Publishers, Penguin Press, London Bookfair, Electronic Rights, London Book Fair, Digital Books, Ebooks, Books News

Optimism from across the Atlantic was evident during the opening day of the fair, as UK publishers fret over the effect of digital on physical sales. ...

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Seeing Red -- "How Can She Be Tempted?"

Claudia Ricci | Posted 06.05.2011

Read More: Publishing, Serialization, On-Line Publishing, Digital Books, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Books News

She tears the crust from a rounded slice of bread, begins nibbling on crumbs. She is having a war with herself, trying to decide whether to continue with the fabrication, or admit the truth.

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Online Bookstores Gaining Popularity In India

rediff.com | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Flipkart, India Online Bookstore, Online Bookstore, India, Digital Books, E-Commerce, Books News

Greater IT penetration coupled with easy accessibility and the sheer convenience of shopping online is driving the online book store market in India [...

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Seeing Red -- "Who Is this Guy?"

Claudia Ricci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Electronic Books, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Serialized Fiction, Serial Novel, Digital Books, Blog Novel, Ebooks, Books News

Ronda wakes hours later to light that is low and creamy yellow. Sitting up in bed, she tries the phone number in Lanjarón. It rings and rings. Frustrated, she slams the receiver back into its black cradle.

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Seeing Red -- "Hey Readers: Are you Out There?"

Claudia Ricci | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: eBook Publishing, Book Publishing, Digital Books, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Books News

Something like seaweed -- green, slippery, and heavily seasoned in what looks like soy sauce -- is served for lunch, side by side with a small mountain of brown rice. She takes a small bite.

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Ebooks: Why Go Digital-Original?

Michael A. Stackpole | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: In Hero Years I'm Dead, Original, Science-Fiction-Books, Superheroes, Digital Books, Fiction, Stackpole, Books News

The important thing about Digital-Original goes beyond the fact that authors make more money off each sale than through traditional publishing. It's that we bypass a system of gatekeepers who have more than quality as criteria for what they choose.

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Jason Pinter: Why My Next Book Is An eBook. Only.

Jason Pinter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nook, E-Publishing, Publishing, Kindle, Digital Books, Ebooks, Ipad, Ereader, Faking Life, The Mark, Books News

We went through numerous drafts, then began submitting to publishers. One editor offered to buy it--but only if I turned it into a chick lit novel and published it under a female pseudonym. I declined.

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The Death of the Bookstore

College Candy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Nook, Death of the Bookstore, Kindle, No More Bookstores, Los Angeles Times, Book Soup, Skylight Books, Starbucks, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Digital Books, Amazon, Books News

It would appear that the impending fall of Borders and Barnes & Noble is a victory for the corner bookstore and local library, but -- with book sales as they are -- the victory could be a hollow one.

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eBooks

The Jakarta Globe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foriegn Books, Book Market, Book Publishing, Digital Bookstore, Foriegn Publishing, Publishing Market, Ereader, Ebook, Digital Books, Ebooks, Books News

Among avid readers, the question of whether e-books would eventually replace the printed page remains a hotly debated subject. Many readers simply don...

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eBooks Or Book Apps?

publishersweekly.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apple Ipad, Book App, Children's Books, Ereader, Callaway Ebook, Ibook, Cda, Callaway, Callawady Apps, Ebook, Callaway Digital Arts, Digital Books, Apple Ibook, Ebooks, Ipad, Books News

Seated in the conference room of his lower Manhattan office/production studio, Nicholas Callaway, chairman and CEO of Callaway Digital Arts, talked ab...

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Will Google eBook Venture Level The Playing Field?

sfgate.com | Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google Editions, Google, Book Market, Indie Bookstore, Ereader, Google Ebook, Ebook, Digital Books, Bookseller, Ebook Venture, Google Books, Books News

As president of the independent American Booksellers Association, Tucker has been working with Google on its Google Editions initiative for the past t...

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Making 'E-Textbooks' Real -- and Really Accessible -- in Public Schools

Lisa Guernsey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: K-12 Education, Online Learning, Classroom Technology, Textbooks, Teachers, Digital Books, Students, Classroom, Education News

Educators need better ways to evaluate and reuse the content that already exists in some digital form, with experts keeping a keen eye open for high-quality digital materials that should be easily accessible to students and teachers.

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Bidding Farewell to Accidental Books

Sophia Dembling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle, Lolita, Reading, Luggage, Airports, Wally Lamb, Readers, Facebook, Devil Wears Prada, Digital Age, Annie Proulx, Vacation, Books, Digital Books, Nostalgia, Flying, Ipad, Books News

Accidental books are books we might not have chosen given unlimited choice, but also don't mind reading when they fall in our path.

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