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Teens Who Spend More Time Online Are More Digitally Literate

The Huffington Post | Emmeline Zhao | Posted 08.29.2011 | Home
Read More: Social Media, Literacy, Teen-Literacy, Computers-in-Classrooms, Computer-Literacy, Student Performance, Technological Literacy, Digital-Literacy, Technology, Digital Literacy, Digital Reading, Home News

Don't disconnect your kids: teenagers who spend time on the web are more digitally literate during a time when technological proficiency is increasing...

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The Changing Role of Libraries in the Digital Age

Steve Haber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Sony Reader, Library, Libraries, Ereader, Digital Reading, Sony, Ebooks, Technology News
Steve Haber

As America shifts in the way it consumes literature and other content, one thing has not changed -- the library must continue to play a central role in providing open and free access to information and ideas.

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Why the iPad Won't Kill eReaders

Steve Haber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Ereader, Digital Reading, Sony Reader, Apple Tablet, Ebooks, Ipad, Tablet, Sony, Technology News
Steve Haber

This new tablet market won't "kill" anything; in the end, these types of devices will spur consumption of digital content like books, magazines and periodicals.

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Writers Need to Catch Up

Jim Randel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Internet, Kindle, Generation Y, Digital Reading, Books, Ipad, Ebooks, Books News
Jim Randel

n the last five years the means by which the written word can be delivered to readers have evolved at a pace unlike anything we have experienced in the last several hundred years.

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E-Books Debate: The Brain's Reaction To Digital Text

The New York Times | The Editors | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Debate, Brain, Human Brain, Books, E-Books, Electronic Reading, Reading, Digital Reading, Books News

Is there a difference in the way the brain takes in or absorbs information when it is presented electronically versus on paper? Does the reading exper...

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Book Publishing 10 Years From Now: Smashwords Founder Mark Coker's Predictions

mediabistro.com | Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Publishing, Reading, Book Publishing, Bookstores, Bookselling, Future of Publishing, Smashwords, Books, Ebooks, Digital Reading, Ereaders, Mark Coker, Books News

Today, we had the opportunity to ask Mark Coker of Smashwords what his predictions are for the year 2020....

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Going Digital

Jean Naggar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Writers, Going Digital, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Reading, Writing, Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks, Digital Reading, Ereaders, Books News
Jean Naggar

As we head at a fast clip into an unimaginable future, we need to keep a clear vision and a firm grip on what had meaning in the past. The desire to shape and share our stories is embedded in our DNA.

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