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USA: Ebooks Antitrust Case Set for 2013

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Article: Burning Books to Save the Library

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The link below is to an article concerning a campaign to save the local public library. The novel approach involved the burning of books.

For more visit:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/06/15/burning-books-to-save-the-library/

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Article: Ebook Availability Around the World

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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

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Article: Latest News on Ebook Pricing Lawsuit

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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″

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Article: Fifty Shades of Grey Banned and Pulled

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The link below is to an article about the banning and pulling from various public libraries across a number of states in the USA of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ written by E. L. James.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/book-banned-fifty-shades-of-grey_n_1503949.html

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Infographic: Location of Authors in the USA

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The following link is to an infographic of authors in the USA.

For more visit:
http://www.theliterarygiftcompany.com/usa-literary-map-3459-p.asp

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Free Book: Green Spring Farm by Nan Netherton and Ross De Witt Netherton

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The link below is to today’s free book. It is the story of a brick farmhouse in Virginia, USA, which dates from around 1760. It looks at farming in colonial America.

For more visit:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33272

 

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The United States Library of Congress is Established

On this day in 1800 the United States Library of Congress is established, with the then president John Adams, signing legislation for $5000 US to purchase the first books for the library.

For more visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress

Books:
– History of the Library of Congress – Volume 1 (1800-1864), by William Dawson Johnston

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Article: The Winners and Losers of the Ebook Price Fixing Scandal

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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/

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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/