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Bulletin from the Rechargable Electronic Reading Council

Bruce McCall | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Future of the Book, Publishing, Kindle, Paper, Rare Books, Bookstores, Humor, Books, Ebooks, Paper Books, Nook, Ereaders, Books News

With an e-book, you can deface the reading area to your heart's content and then simply wipe the viewing screen clean with a damp cloth.

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All Hail, or Hurl -- The Hybrid Book is Here!

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.13.2009 | Books

Read More: Video, Kindle, Hybrid Books, Ipod, Vook, Level 26, Csi, Audiobooks, Ereaders, Simon & Schuster, Writing, Iphone, Vooks, Books, Ebooks, Anthony Zuiker, Nook, Digi-Novel, Ereader, Bestsellers, Books News

"Level 26: Dark Origins" is the first of it's kind, but it's just the beginning of a whole new species of hybrid books that may change the publishing landscape.

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eBook-Only Publishers Cropping Up Everywhere

Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Harlequin, Samhain, Or Books, Kindle, Book Publishing, Romance, Lulu, Ereaders, Publishing, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Going Rouge, Carina Press, Iuniverse, Scribd, Atlantic Bridge, eBook Publishing, Publishers, Ebooks, Books, Romance Novels, Self-Publishing, Nook, Uncial, Smashwords, Books News

A recent article from Publishers Weekly announced the launch of Carina Press, a new imprint of romance publisher Harlequin that will exclusively publi...

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Amazon Sucks Up To Big Literary Agents

Crain's New York Business | Matthew Flamm | Posted 11.09.2009 | Books

Read More: Kindle, E-Books, Future of Publishing, Amazon Pricing, Ereaders, Literary Agents, Amazon.com, Publishing, Kindle eBooks, Amazon Kindle, New York Literary Agents, Book Agents, Authors, E-Readers, Ebooks, Books, Amazon, Books News

Amazon.com has gone on a charm offensive. The online retailing giant flew out a dozen of New York's top literary agents last week for a day of meetin...

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Brave New Chapter: The Simon & Schuster eBook Announcement

Adam Hanft | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books

Read More: Ellie Hirschhorn, Barnes & Noble, Simon & Schuster, Itunes, Ebooks, Books News

In the same way that iTunes liberated songs from the album format, books will no longer be solely linear.

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Lulu Takes On Amazon In eBooks

News & Observer | ALAN M. WOLF | Posted 11.04.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Lulu eBooks, Price Wars, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Amazon eBooks, Self Publishing, Books, Ebooks, Lulu, Barnes, Amazon, Ereaders, Books News

The Raleigh-based online book publisher is now selling electronic books by traditional authors, expanding beyond its lineup of self-published titles f...

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iPhone eBooks: Competition For Kindle And Nook?

PC World | David Coursey | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books

Read More: Amazon Kindle, Kindle, iPhone Apps, Reading, eBook Apps, Book Apps, Apple Tablet, Iphone, Books, Ebooks, Nook, Ereaders, Books News

Just because a Flurry study found that more book apps than games were developed for the iPhone over the past four months does not mean the Kindle and ...

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Going Digital

Jean Naggar | Posted 10.30.2009 | Books

Read More: Writers, Going Digital, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Reading, Writing, Books, Ebooks, Audiobooks, Digital Reading, Ereaders, Books News

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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Do Authors Still Need Publishers?

Mark Coker | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books

Read More: Bestsellers, Future of Publishing, Indie Books, Books, Self-Publishing, Ebooks, Books News

Just as many entrepreneurs no longer need venture capitalists to launch their companies, authors no longer need publishers to publish.

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Spanish Publishing CEO On US-European Rivalry

Publishing Perspectives | Edward Nawotka | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Jesus Badenes, Book Publishing, Publishing, Google Book Settlement, Ebooks, Books, Spanish Publishing, Grupo Planeta, Frankfurt Book Fair, Ereaders, Books News

Grupo Planeta CEO Jesús Badenes is not afraid of the internet: "It would be easy to reduce the internet to mere diffusion, but that is too easy. The ...

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Apple Tablet: A Kindle-Killer?

PC Magazine | Tim Bajarin | Posted 10.26.2009 | Books

Read More: Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Apple, Barnes and Noble Nook, E-Books, E-Readers, Books, Ebooks, Apple Tablet, Barnes and Noble, Ereaders, Nook, Books News

There is, however, a device on the horizon that could really disrupt the e-reader market, and may even render them irrelevant in the near future. The ...

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The Future of Reading: Learning From the Past to Thrive in the Future

Steve Haber | Posted 10.23.2009 | Books

Read More: Google, Ereaders, Internet, Open Formats, Boston Book Festival, Book Publishing, Books, Public Libraries, Digital Content, Future of Reading, Mark Twain, Reading, Sony, Digital Divide, Ebooks, Books News

To truly open the future of books and reading, consumers must be freed from proprietary devices and formats. We owe it to those who came before us to bring access to as many as possible.

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How e-Books Could Smarten Up Kids and Stretch Library Dollars: A National Plan

David Rothman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Libraries, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Reading, Digital Libraries, Literacy, Students, Epub, Digital Library System, Books, Ebooks, E-Books, Ereaders, Teleread, Books News

Suppose a well-stocked national digital library system existed for Americans of different ages, along with the means to encourage schoolchildren and others to use it.

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Why E-Books are Hot and Getting Hotter

Mark Coker | Posted 10.15.2009 | Books

Read More: Book News, E-Books, Book Publishing, Future of Publishing, Publishing Industry, Ebooks, Ereaders, Books News

2009 will go down in history as the year e-books went mainstream.

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My Kindle Ate My Homework: Amazon Pays For Deleting Student's eBook

Bianca Bosker | Posted 10.01.2009 | Technology

Read More: Kindle E-Book, Amazon Kindle, Kindle, Ereader, Amazon, Justin Gawronski, Ebooks, Ereaders, Technology News

Justin D. Gawronski, a high school senior from Michigan, has just made history, twice: not only did he settle a lawsuit that forced Amazon.com to clar...

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Young Adult Books Needed For Braille Class

Posted 11.14.2009 | Impact

Read More: Young Adult Novels, Braille, Creative Commons, Reading, Fair Use, Ebooks, Impact News

Here's a letter by Patti Smith (not that one), a Detroit elementary school teacher of visually impaired students, sent to writer Cory Doctorow. She di...

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Kindle Controversy: eBooks in Transition

Giles Slade | Posted 08.30.2009 | Media

Read More: MARK POWEr, New Yorker, Sony, Mike Bezos, Kindle, Npr, NICHOLAS BAKER, Ebooks, Brian Lehrer, Amazon, Ereaders, Media News

According to the publishing industry, 50% of all books will be sold in eFormat by 2013. People want to know about the changes that are taking place, but don't know where to begin.

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Back To School Kindles

Giles Slade | Posted 08.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Amazon.com, Sony, Boston Globe, Kindle, Ereader, New York Times, Washington Post, Ebooks, Google, Eink, Prs-700, Ereaders, Media News

The freshman class of 2009 can be expected to arrive as every other freshman class does in new clothes, excited, well-scrubbed and horny, but many of them will also have Kindles under their arm.

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Eebs: A History of Future Publishing

Giles Slade | Posted 08.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Steve Jobs, Swiss Army Knife, Whiskey, Stanza, Kindle, Jeff Bezos, Ipod, Digital-Ecosystem, Aap, Wall Street Journal, Sony, Apple, Google Books, Chocolate, Rupert Murdoch, Iphone, Ebooks, Technology, Lingerie, Itunes, Amazon, Google, Ereaders, Epublishing, Amazon Kindle, mp3, Media News

The Kindle is for the book-lover who might buy a first, a signed or a special edition. It is lingerie. It is a box of chocolates or a bottle of double-malt. Competition will drive it to adapt, and it will.

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Writers at the End of Print

Giles Slade | Posted 04.30.2009 | Media

Read More: USA Today, Rocky Mountain News, Apple Iphone, John King, San Francisco Chronicle, Nancy Grace, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, New York Times, Amazon Kindle, Ebooks, Newspapers, Kindle, Books, Death of Newspapers, Online Books, Unemployed Writers, Media News

It is now much easier and cheaper to publish a book than ever before.

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Amazon to Sell E-Books for iPhone: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer March 4, 2009

Shelly Palmer | Posted 04.04.2009 | Media

Read More: President Obama, Wnbc, Mediabytes, Amazon, Iphone, Imac, Apple, Shelly Palmer, Fcc, Media News, Time Warner, Jeff Bewkes, Julius Genachowski, Ebooks, New York Nonstop, Zilliontv, Media News

Analysts believe that Genachowski's nomination for FCC Chair will strengthen the reign of companies like Google, while also pushing for more net neutrality legislation and broadband expansion.

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Bookcamp: the Books are All Right

Hugh McGuire | Posted 02.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Literature, Bookcamp, Publishing, Books, Socialmedia, Future, Music, Barcamp, Technology, Reading, London, Ebooks, Book Publishing, Publishing Industry, Old Media Death Watch, Media News

BookCamp London started with a blank grid: 6 time slots and 5 spaces (or 5 spaces, 6 time slots?), with participants asked to fill in the grid, adding sessions they'd like to discuss.

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To Kindle or Not to Kindle

One For The Table | Posted 02.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Importance of Reading, Kindle E-Book, Amazon Kindle, Electronic Gadgets, Iphone, Amazon.com, Gadgets, E-Reading, E-Books, Technology, Nintendo Wii, Ebooks, Living News

If you travel a lot (and are tired of carrying several books with you) or have trouble reading small print, this is the device for you. For everyday reading, the jury is still out. At least for me.

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Making Books for Gadgets

Hugh McGuire | Posted 02.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Literature, Iphone, Publishing, Stanza, Kindle, Ipod, Ereader, Books, Digital, Design, Layout, Text, Ebooks, Reading, Typesetting, Ereaders, Media News

I no longer have to carry a book, because I have 75 of them sitting on my iPod, which I have anyway. The Kindle & Sony Reader both say: carry me the way you used to carry your book.

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