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Op-Ed: Do people read real books anymore? Bookstores struggle to survive

Large chains pushed out independent bookstores. Bookstore chains pushed each other out. Barnes & Noble, the last remaining bookstore chain, now stands alone. As eBooks replace print books, can Barnes & Noble survive Amazon.com in an online, digital world?

In the Media by Malysa Stratton Louk - 2 comments

Massive rise in ownership of tablet computers and e-book readers

Pew Research Center released a research report today based on a survey completed mid-December and two surveys conducted early January that show a major increase in ownership of tablet computers and e-book readers.

In the Media by Lesley Lanir

Crayola to publish e-books, apps for kids on tablet devices

Crayola is taking the plunge into the e-book market and will start selling "digital" coloring books and apps for tablet devices.

In the Media by Stephanie Medeiros

Op-Ed: Do you have it in technologically coded format?

Is the e-reader revolution set to kill our old friend the paper book? Technological imperialism must be stopped before it's too late.

In the Media by Jesse Rutigliano

Politico, Random House partner to publish 2012 election e-books

News site Politico and publisher Random House are teaming up to release e-books on the 2012 U.S. presidential election. The first book will be available before Christmas.

In the Media by David Silverberg

Al Gore's 'Our Choice' changes the way e-books are offered

Al Gore is known for his commitment to the environment. He takes that passion to readers with a new kind of e-book, Our Choice. First published in 2009 Our Choice is a follow up for the film An Inconvenient Truth.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Google Set to Join Ebook Fight

Google has revealed its plans to launch Google Editions, an online store to sell e-books. The company says the store will launch in the first half of 2010 with about half a million e-books.

In the Media by Oliver VanDervoort - 2 comments

Google Makes 1.5 Million eBooks Available For iPhone, Android

Thanks to Google, now you can read millions of Bbooks for free in iPhone and Android phones. You don’t need a dedicated reader like Kindle to read books anymore.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham

Publisher: Amazon Kindle not igniting impressive eBook sales

According to Amazon, the sales of Kindle exceeded their expectations, but eBook publishers are not seeing the same demand in eBook sales. One publisher says Sony sells more eBooks for its Reader than it does for Kindle.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 1 comment

View Electronic Books with Kindle

Amazon's electronic book product, known as Kindle seems to be an interesting and useful mobile reading tool, but at $400, it is being criticized as a costly item that doesn't yet provide much added value.

In the Media by Kyle Pallanik - 3 comments

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Publishers warned on ebook prices

Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books according to reports.

VIDEO: Teenagers design new cover for classic

Teenagers have designed new covers for Lord of the Flies in an attempt to keep them interested in real books as ebook sales increase.

Spellbinding: Harry Potter Sold as eBooks

It is time to rejoice, Potterphiles: Harry Potter books are finally available as eBooks. All seven of J.K. Rowling popular science fiction novels are now available as digital books, and as audio books, on the Pottermore website. While they aren’t available directly through Amazon’s Kindle or Sony’s Reader Store, the...

Barnes and Noble in E-Book Venture

Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are very much the e-book underdogs with Amazon and Apple’s iBooks store for the iPad dominating the market. But today Barnes & Noble announced plans to create a venture for ebooks with Microsoft taking a $300 million investment for a...

US Sues Apple, Publishers Over E-Book Price Fixing

The Justice Department has filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and five major publishers over allegations of pricing fixing of E-books. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, alleges that Apple and publishers Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins, MacMillan, Hachette and Pearson agreed to fix the price of e-books ahead of the debut of Apple's iPad in 2010 as ebooks gained popularity with the rise of Amazon's Kindle in 2007.