The number of self-published e-books has surpassed and will continue to surpass books published through the time-honored process of editing and distribution that has been the practice of publishing companies for centuries.
The Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader is more than merely a worthy competitor to the Kindle, as I wrote when I saw the e-book reader demonstrate...
You know that joke that shows everything's better when you add "in bed" to the end? The same can be said for books, according to a report by Sony rel...
Nearly six in ten teenagers are reading books electronically. 40.8% of teenagers have used computers to read books, with a further 17.2% reading on a ...
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.
There is a case to be made for the fact that 2010 will be remembered as the year eBooks solidified themselves as a veritable cultural mainstay. It wil...
The Kindle changed my reading habits, because I now buy books pretty much only when I'm drunk, and late at night. I had a serious Agatha Christie drun...
As an editorial cartoonist who is also a writer and lover of books, I'm continually on the lookout for opportunities to draw literary-themed cartoons.
Sony is hoping that the new features and slick designs will help differentiate its Readers against a backdrop of intense competition, from lower-price...
With Amazon's recent announcement that digital e-books outsold hardcover books for the first time, and paperbacks destined to a similar fate in the ne...
The eReader war began in earnest this year, but it heated up just as summer did. With Amazon reporting that eBooks are now outselling hardcovers, and ...
Despite a Sony spokesperson's claim a week ago that there would be no further price announcements, Sony quietly dropped the prices on all three of its...
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.
Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading business division, said: "Within five years there will be more digital content sold than physical con...
The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), in an email to members Friday, reported U.S. wholesale ebook sales for the month of January, 2010 rose 261 percent to $31.9 million from the same period a year ago.
Books, for me, have always been something to embrace and cherish, and I cannot imagine having the same reaction with an electronic reader.
If you are looking for a no-frills e-book reader that supports all the common formats and does not need wireless access, the Sony Reader Pocket Edition could be the reader for you.
The massive corporatization and mind-boggling technological advances of the past couple of decades have produced a vast network of forces that thwart reasonable inquiries and protests.
CES 2010 is happening in Las Vegas right now. And among all the gadgets this year, there was a larger than expected proportion of eReaders on exhibit....
With their proprietary software for Kindle readers only, Amazon has adapted a "we-win, you-lose," VHS vs. Betamax business model.
