The link below is to an article looking at ebook sales, with the consequence being that the earlier article posted concerning ebooks as just for porn, etc, looks increasingly ridiculous.
For more visit:
http://www.mondaynote.com/2012/06/18/off-the-ebook-shelf/
The link below is to an article that… well, the opinion expressed in it is nonsense. It seems to me to be an opinion of someone who likes living in the good old days.
For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9334525/E-books-are-for-porn-but-real-books-with-survive-says-award-winning-author.html
The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘how pretty should books be?’ This is an interesting question. Do books need to be pretty or is good content enough? What do you think?
For more visit:
http://www.torontostandard.com/culture/they-become-what-they-behold-or-how-pretty-should-a-book-be
The link below is to an article that investigates symbolism in the work of famous novelists and whether it was intentional.
For more visit:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/130315
The link below is to an article reporting on the recent history of books and bookshops and asks ‘are we in a golden age of books?’
For more visit:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/12/06/a-golden-age-of-books-there-were-only-500-real-bookstores-in-1931/258309/
The link below is to an article concerning publishing and the personal cloud.
For more visit:
http://www.wired.com/cloudline/2012/06/publishing-perished/
The link below is to an article reporting on the availability of ebooks around the world. It looks at what I find particularly frustrating – why an ebook I want isn’t available in Australia but is in the USA. What do you thinking about the availability of ebooks in your country?
For more visit:
http://boingboing.net/2012/06/14/why-the-ebook-you-want-isnt.html
The link below is to an article reporting on a new book/ebook publishing initiative by HarperCollins called HarperCollins 360. It looks to be a very exciting program.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/harpercollins-launches-global-publishing-program_b23748
The link below is to an article reporting on the latest news concerning the US Ebook pricing lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/ebook-pricing-lawsuit-generates-mountain-of-commentary_b52935″
The link below is to an article reporting on an agreement reached between French publishers and Google in the Google Books lawsuit.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/french-publishers-association-drops-lawsuit-against-google_b23664.
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