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Article: Refusing to Use an Ebook Reader


The link below is to an article that looks at why people refuse to use ebook readers and thereby ebooks.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-rubinstein/no-i-wont-use-an-ereader_b_3542684.html

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Article: Copyright Extension Make Books Unavailable


The link below is to an article that takes a look at copyright extension and how books are made unavailable by it.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/new-study-copyright-extension-makes-works-unavailable-public-domain-lets-them-flourish/

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Article: Amazon ‘Showrooms’


The link below is to an article that reports on a practice that many ebook enthusiasts have probably engaged in – browsing in a bookshop and then buying books/ebooks from an Amazon bookstore online.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/bookstores-tired-of-being-amazon-showrooms/

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Article: Amazon & Ebook Extras


The link below is to an article that reports on Amazon’s latest patent efforts – ebook extras.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/amazon-patents-social-e-book-extras/

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Article: Copyright & Book Disappearance


The link below is to an article that reports on an issue which I have long considered at the heart of the copyright dilemma – the disappearance of books still under copyright.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/copyright-extension-kills-books-study-finds/

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Article: Demise of the Nook


The link below is to an article that takes a look at the demise of the Nook and why Barnes & Noble are struggling.

For more visit:
http://www.babble.com/tech/4-reasons-barnes-and-noble-failed-the-nook/

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Article: Children & Reading


The link below is to an article that reports on a troubling aspect of modern life – children aren’t reading enough.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jul/06/children-miss-out-on-reading

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Article: What Think Ye of Book Art?


The link below is to an article that takes a look at book inspired art and asks what do you think of book art? I ask the same question – does book art of any sort interest you? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/books/book-art-good-idea-or-not/

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Article: Latest From Google Play


The link below is to an article that looks at the latest changes and updates from Google Play.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/07/02/google-is-considering-ebook-rentals-now-accepts-epub3/

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Article: Widbook


The link below is to an article that takes a quick look at the collaborative writing site ‘Widbook.’

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/widbook-writing-community-aims-to-help-writers-readers-collaborate_b38059