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/
The link below is to an article that takes another look at the traditional book versus digital book argument, from a somewhat different perspective to what is usual.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/paper-books-vs-e-books-and-the-clash-of-bookstore-cultures/
The link below is to an article looking at the recent troubles that Amazon have had in China over counterfeit books.
http://www.teleread.com/chris-meadows/china-scolds-amazon-for-selling-counterfeit-books/
There’s a lot of angst in the book publishing industry — and among book lovers — about the rise of the e-book and the decline of the printed version, but there’s good news for those who care about books regardless of what form they take: A growing body of evidence shows that people with e-readers are reading more books. A recent survey found that 40 percent of those with e-readers said they were reading more books than they used to before they had the device, which is consistent with earlier data on e-reading habits. E-book sales climbed by more than 200 percent in the first six months of this year, according to the Association of American Publishers.
The survey by Marketing and Research Resources found that 58 percent of those with e-readers (including the Apple iPad (s aapl), the Amazon Kindle (s amzn) and the Sony Reader (s sne)) said they…
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The link below is to an article that looks at one person’s hatred of books (and love of them also).
For more visit:
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/28/i_hate_books/singleton/
The link below is to an article that makes a case for reading bad books – if only to make the good ones better.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/06/27/the-case-for-reading-bad-books/
The link below is to an article that investigates the reading habits of young people in the US. Its conclusion is that for the time being young people are continuing to read traditional books.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2013/06/28/youth-read-print-books/
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