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Article: Defence of Ebooks

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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/

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Article: Defence of Traditional Books

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The link below is to an article in praise of the traditional book – worth a read. However, ebooks have arrived and will continue to improve.

For more visit:
http://www.themillions.com/2012/04/confessions-of-a-reluctant-fetishist-keep-books-adulterated.html

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Article: Awesome Things About Books

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The link below is to an article reporting on five awesome things about books. It’s really an opinion piece about books.

For more visit:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/neil-pasrichas-five-awesome-things-about-books/article2401247/

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Article: Books on the Titanic

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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

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Article: Amazon Poised to Drop Ebook Prices

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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/

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Article: More Book Ends

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The link below is to an article with more pictures of creative book ends.

For more visit:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/knob-creek-metal-arts-book-ends

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Article: Pew Research Center – The Rise of E-reading

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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/

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Article: Book Flash Mob

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The link below is to an article about a Book Flash Mob. Flash Mobs are nothing new, but perhaps a Book Flash Mob is a little different.

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/book-flash-mob/article_6f68f090-7936-11e1-8470-0019bb2963f4.html

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Article: Book Spine Poetry

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The link below is to an article about ‘book spine poetry.’ I think it’s all a bit of a stretch, but you may have another view of book spine poetry.

http://100scopenotes.com/2012/04/02/2012-book-spine-poem-gallery-2/

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Article: Ebook Price Fixing with Apple and Publishers

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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