The link below is to an article reporting on how some ebook publishers are abandoning Amazon because of Amazon’s cheaper pricing model.
For more visit:
http://www.good.is/post/the-e-book-battles-why-some-publishers-are-abandoning-amazon/
Category Archives: ebooks – general
Article: Oxford and Vatican Libraries Launch Online Project
The link below is to an article reporting on a new online project being launched by the Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries and the Vatican Library. In short, these libraries are going to digitise a wealth of old and rare works and make them available online.
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/04/12/150498524/ancient-texts-will-go-online-as-oxford-and-vatican-libraries-launch-project
Article: The Winners and Losers of the Ebook Price Fixing Scandal
The link below is to an article on the latest news concerning the ebook price fixing scandal under investigation in the USA.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/16/apple-amazon-ebooks/
Article: More on Alleged Ebook Price Fixing
The links below are to articles reporting on the alleged price fixing scandal in the book industry. The articles incude Apple’s and book publishers responses to the legal action being taken against them.
For more visit:
– http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/apple-responds-to-ebook-price-fixing-claims_b21915
– http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/publishers-respond-to-doj-lawsuit_b21859
Article: Defence of Ebooks
The link below is to an article in praise of the digital book – worth a read.
For more visit:
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/15/ebooks-cant-burn/
Article: Books on the Titanic
The link below is to an article about the Titanic and books about the disaster.
For more, visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/06/149995965/100-years-later-the-titanic-lives-on-in-letters
Article: Amazon Poised to Drop Ebook Prices
The link below is to an article reporting on the possibility of price drops for ebooks at Amazon.
For more visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/12/amazon-lower-ebook-prices/
Article: Pew Research Center – The Rise of E-reading
The following link is to an article reporting on the rise of e-reading in the United States. The Pew Research Center conducted research into e-reading and the full report is availble via the link below.
For more, visit:
http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/04/04/the-rise-of-e-reading/
Article: Ebook Price Fixing with Apple and Publishers
Investigation Into Alleged Price Fixing in the USA
The links below are to articles into alleged ebook price fixing involving Apple and various book publishers.
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/12/apple-publishers-accused-of-p.html
– http://boingboing.net/2012/04/12/antitrust-and-ebooks-regulato.html
Article: Books on Abraham Lincoln
The link below is to an article about the best books on Abraham Lincoln. A useful article.
For more visit:
http://www.npr.org/2012/04/10/149871122/best-books-and-surprising-insights-on-lincoln
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