Category Archives: ebooks – general

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Article: iBooks

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The link below is to an article that looks at iBooks, listing both advantages and disadvantages of iBooks.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/tablet/ibooks-a-second-look/

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Article: The Lost Ebook Backlist

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The link below is to an interesting article on the book treasures that are on the digital backlist – somewhere.

For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/oct/14/ebooks-backlist-titles-bloomsbury-reader

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Article: Bad Books and Reading

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The link below is to an article that looks at the relationship between bad books and reading.

For more visit:
http://therumpus.net/2012/10/on-the-comfort-of-bad-books/

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Article: Google Book Scanning

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A lot has been said about Google and its book scanning projects. In one case Google has won a case for scanning books as a search project. Will this also prove useful in their case for scanning books for the Google Books project?

For more visit the article linked to below:
http://gigaom.com/2012/10/11/why-google-is-right-and-the-authors-guild-is-wrong-on-book-scanning/

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Article: Amazon’s Author Ranking

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Amazon has recently introduced an author ranking system. The link below is to an article that looks at the ranking system and what it means for authors.

For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/10/12/amazon-author-rank-useful-or-useless/

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Article & Infographic: The Rise of Ebook Reading

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The link below is to an article and infographic that looks at the growth of ebook reading.

For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/09/19/e-reader-infographic/

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Article: Libraries and Ebooks

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The link below is to an article that considers the future of libraries in the digital age.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135117829/the-future-of-libraries-in-the-e-book-age

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Article: Ebooks

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The link below is to an article on ebooks, which I have posted in the interest of fairness. It’s more along the lines of an anti-ebook article.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122822760

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Article: Ebooks Tracking Your Reading Habits

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The link below is to an article that looks at ebooks and what information is being tracked by them and ebook readers.

For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2010/12/15/132058735/is-your-e-book-reading-up-on-you

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Website: The Book Stand

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I thought it was time to once again post a reminder about my ‘sister’ website, should that be the way to put it – The Book Stand. The Book Stand is a Tumblr Blog with regular posts of free ebooks. The majority are Kindle ebooks, but others are sometimes posted also. Great ebook deals are sometimes posted as well.

For more visit:
http://bookstand.tumblr.com/