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» 2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books
   Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/12/49297

» 4 Publishers Agree to Sale of E-Books on Yahoo
   Short announcement about Penguin Putnam, Simon and Schuster, Random House and HarperCollins publishers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/05/technology/ebusiness/05BOOK.html

» A Bad Ending for E-Authors
   MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2000/11/40086

» A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book
   An overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries]
   http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/inetlibrarian/2000columns/may2000funny.cfm

» A New Chapter for E-Books
   Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]
   http://www.businessweek.com/1998/44/b3602055.htm

» AOL Retreats From Big Push for E-Books
   AOL Time Warner eliminates its iPublish division. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/05/technology/05BOOK.html

» Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store
   News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]
   http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/4_511051

» An Electrifying Read
   Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]
   http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/09/22/BU72923.DTL

» Another Format in the E-Book Field
   News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/06/technology/06BOOK.html

» Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With?
   An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]
   http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/09/digbooks.idg/index.html

» Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side
   Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/04/43077

» Battle Over Access to Online Books
   Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/17/technology/17LIBR.html

» Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation
   Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/arts/05ARTS.html

» Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages
   Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor]
   http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0123/p01s03-woeu.html

» Compressed Data: Tags Could Help Keep E-Book Links Alive
   The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/technology/18LINK.html

» Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book?
   News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-257077.html

» Downloading Literature - E-books change the face of reading
   Electronic books have finally arrived and now represent a challenge to the traditional paper and ink, but how good are they and how do they work? [CNN]
   http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9812/17/t_t/e.books/

» E-Book Conference Illuminates Issues
   Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association]
   http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/techspeaking/1999columns1/november1999.cfm

» E-Book Forecast: Cloudy
   News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/01/40984

» E-Books Are Now on the Shelf
   News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/02/42021

» E-Books Go to College
   A survey of students in two college courses grades e-book devices and their function in higher education. [Library Journal]
   http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA213862

» E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall
   Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/12/49184

» E-Books Take Off
   An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour]
   http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june00/e-books_3-16.html

» E-Books Taking Shape
   The market for electronic books has been sluggish thus far, but the announcement of an e-book standard might encourage more authors and readers to make the shift. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/05/19870

» E-Books Target Pricey Print Books
   Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]
   http://www.pcworld.com/article/10481/ebooks_target_pricey_print_books.html

» E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf
   Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/12/33268

» E-Books: The Next Killer App
   For 50 years, tech gurus have promised that the next invention will make paper books obsolete. But the buzz on e-books means this time, the hour may be nigh. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/09/21550

» E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List
   News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-256938.html

» E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts
   Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1999/05/19469

» E-books Remain Niche Reads
   The e-book market is hampered by immature, expensive technology and a limited number of people willing to consider reading books on electronic devices. [CNet]
   http://news.cnet.com/2009-1023-257030.html

» E-books and Their Future in Academic Libraries
   An overview of e-book issues, based on a development strategy for the University of California libraries. [D-Lib Magazine]
   http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july01/snowhill/07snowhill.html

» E-textbooks Clicking with Colleges
   Cases of the appeal of e-books. [CNN]
   http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/08/30/coolsc.ebooks/

» EBooks Are Not Just For Reading
   Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]
   http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/06/ebook.perks.idg/

» Electronic Books for All
   Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World]
   http://www.pcworld.com/article/10864/electronic_books_for_all.html

» Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated
   Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online]
   http://www.infotoday.com/online/jul02/hawkins.htm

» Evolution of Portable Electronic Books
   Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne]
   http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/wilson/

» Evolving E-Books Let Authors Answer Critics
   News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/10/technology/10CASS.html

» Exit Gutenberg?
   Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]
   http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/digitalreader/dr2000-11-16.htm

» First Monday - Will E-books Change the World?
   Argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society.
   http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_10/hillesund/index.html

» Forbes.com: Simon & Schuster Leads The E-Book Charge
   Early promotional titles sell well.
   http://www.forbes.com/2000/08/09/mu1.html

» Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature
   Cases of the slow growth of the e-book industry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/technology/ebusiness/28EBOO.html

» From P-Books to E-Books
   Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/01/33488

» Getting a Read on E-Books
   Electronic books have been slow to catch on among consumers, but big Internet companies are betting that the time for e-books has come. [CNet]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-232672.html

» Getting a Read on New E-Books
   A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2000/12/40470

» How to Crack Open an E-Book
   Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2001/04/43401

» In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries
   Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read]
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/technology/circuits/21BOOK.html

» Is Digital Publishing Taking Off?
   An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]
   http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/4_738451

» Is This the End of the Story for Books?
   "Books will still be around, many scholars say, but we may read in a different way." Free registration required. [NY Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/biztech/articles/20book.html

» Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books
   Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]
   http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/00-winter/article1.html

» Mystery of E-Books: Who Reads Them?
   Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. [USA Today]
   http://www.usatoday.com/tech/2002/05/08/ebooks.htm

» Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales
   A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/19/technology/19BAEN.html

» Racing to Convert Books to Bytes
   Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/biztech/articles/09book.html

» Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books
   News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/technology/28BOOK.html

» Rebooted Any Good Books Lately?
   A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/technology/04BOOK.html

» Report: E-Book Industry Set to Explode
   Announcement of the report "Electronic Publishing Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2004: Digital Books and Print on Demand." [E-Commerce Times]
   http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/6215.html

» Stephen King's Net Horror Story
   An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot]
   http://slashdot.org/features/00/11/30/1238204.shtml

» Struggles Over E-Books Abound
   A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
   http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/27/technology/27BOOK.html

» Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books
   Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet]
   http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-254119.html

» The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World
   A thorough look at the competing economic, technological, and social factors influencing the development of e-books. [First Monday]
   http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_6/lynch/index.html

» The Bearable Lightness of E-Books
   An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC]
   http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2001/nf20010322_286.htm

» The E-Book Wars
   News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN]
   http://archives.cnn.com/2000/books/news/10/25/salon.ebooks/index.html

» The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad
   Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/04/42751

» The End of Books?
   Simon Midgley wonders whether hard-up students will need to buy textbooks in a few years' time. [Guardian Unlimited]
   http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2002/apr/09/highereducation.students2

» The Future of Books
   Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. [Wired]
   http://web.media.mit.edu/~nicholas/Wired/WIRED4-02.html

» The Future of the Book
   A series of articles examines how the digital revolution is changing what and how we read. [Salon]
   http://archive.salon.com/books/special/2000/03/29/future/

» The Good E-Book
   A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times]
   http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000604mag-ebook.html

» The King of E-Books
   Discusses the success of Stephen King's first foray into e-books and what it may mean for the future. [Spark-Online]
   http://www.spark-online.com/april00/trends/rose.html

» The Story Of E-Books
   Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]
   http://www.forbes.com/2000/08/31/feat2.html

» U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Free-lancers
   Writers may control whether articles they sold for print in a regular newspaper or magazine may be reproduced in electronic form. [CNN]
   http://archives.cnn.com/2001/LAW/06/25/scotus.copyright/

» What if E-Books Cost Less?
   Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/02/41633

» Who Can Dig Digital Books?
   New usability research on electronic books. [Wired]
   http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2000/05/35920

» Will We Ever Want E-Books?
   Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times]
   http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/14735.html