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Article: Copyright Extension Make Books Unavailable


The link below is to an article that takes a look at copyright extension and how books are made unavailable by it.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/new-study-copyright-extension-makes-works-unavailable-public-domain-lets-them-flourish/

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Video: How to Read a Book in 2013


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Article: Amazon ‘Showrooms’


The link below is to an article that reports on a practice that many ebook enthusiasts have probably engaged in – browsing in a bookshop and then buying books/ebooks from an Amazon bookstore online.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/e-book-news/bookstores-tired-of-being-amazon-showrooms/

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Article: Copyright & Book Disappearance


The link below is to an article that reports on an issue which I have long considered at the heart of the copyright dilemma – the disappearance of books still under copyright.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/copy-right/copyright-extension-kills-books-study-finds/

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Article: What Think Ye of Book Art?


The link below is to an article that takes a look at book inspired art and asks what do you think of book art? I ask the same question – does book art of any sort interest you? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/books/book-art-good-idea-or-not/

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Welcome to the world’s largest book publisher: Penguin-Random House merger complete


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Article: Ebook Covers


The link below is to an article that asks the question, ‘when will ebook covers evolve?’ It’s a good question – and when will ebooks themselves evolve beyond a typical traditional book appearance?

For more visit:
http://jwikert.typepad.com/the_average_joe/2013/07/when-will-ebook-covers-evolve.html

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Article: Traditional Books Vs Digital Books


The link below is to an article that takes another look at the traditional book versus digital book argument, from a somewhat different perspective to what is usual.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/paper-books-vs-e-books-and-the-clash-of-bookstore-cultures/

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Why E-readers Are Good for Books: People Read More


Mathew Ingram's avatarGigaom

There’s a lot of angst in the book publishing industry — and among book lovers — about the rise of the e-book and the decline of the printed version, but there’s good news for those who care about books regardless of what form they take: A growing body of evidence shows that people with e-readers are reading more books. A recent survey found that 40 percent of those with e-readers said they were reading more books than they used to before they had the device, which is consistent with earlier data on e-reading habits. E-book sales climbed by more than 200 percent in the first six months of this year, according to the Association of American Publishers.

The survey by Marketing and Research Resources found that 58 percent of those with e-readers (including the Apple iPad (s aapl), the Amazon Kindle (s amzn) and the Sony Reader (s sne)) said they…

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Article: Hating & Loving Books


The link below is to an article that looks at one person’s hatred of books (and love of them also).

For more visit:
http://www.salon.com/2013/06/28/i_hate_books/singleton/