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Video: Fixed ePubs and Flowing ePubs


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Seeking a Path toward Open Access for Books


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Article: Publishing and the Digital Revolution


The link below is to an article that looks at the place of publishing in the midst of the digital revolution.

For more visit:
http://www.newrepublic.com/article/115010/publishing-industry-thriving

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More gadgets, more reading: Survey suggests e-reader and tablet owners read more books


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A new survey from USA Today and book discovery website Bookish finds that U.S. adults who own a tablet or e-reader read more books than the device-less. The survey also found differences in reading habits between adults under 40 and adults over 40.

USA Today Bookish survey

The survey polled 1,000 adults nationwide and an additional 819 adults who own an e-reader or tablet. Overall, it found that 40 percent of adults — and 46 percent of those between 18 and 39 — owned a tablet or e-reader, “doubling the numbers from less than two years ago.”

Thirty-five percent of those who owned a device said they read more since getting it. Of the device owners, those ages 18-39 had read an average of 21 books in the past year, while respondents ages 40 and over had read an average of 16 books in the past year.

Those who didn’t own a device read…

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Article: Ebook Bundling


The link below is to an article looking at ebook bundling, that is bundling an ebook version of a book with a traditional version of the book.

For more visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24222420

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Article: 17 Ways To Find Good Books To Read


The link below is to an article that looks at 17 ways to find a good book to read – I on the other hand only need two (go to my library and/or the bookshop).

For more visit:
http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/17-ways-find-good-books-read.html

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Online Information, Ebooks, and Moral Panic


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Article: Automatically Archive Quotes from Ebooks in a Single Document


The link below is to an article that explains one way to automatically archive quotes from ebooks in a single document.

For more visit:
http://ebookfriendly.com/archive-book-quotes-in-a-single-doc-ifttt/

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Article: Ebooks Vs Printed Books


The link below is to an old article along the ebooks versus traditional books battleline.

For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/9047981/Jonathan-Franzen-e-books-are-damaging-society.html

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Article: Oyster and Book Ownership


The link below is to an article that takes a look at Oyster and asks the question, ‘what does it mean to own a book?’

For more visit:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2013/09/oyster-iphone-app-ereader-what-does-it-mean-to-own-a-book.html