I’ll be going on vacation for almost a month beginning around June 20. I won’t have Internet access (or even electricity!) for a good portion of that time, so the “This Week’s Articles” feature will be in abeyance until I return. I do have some reviews and other posts scheduled… Read more »
Tag: future of ebooks
This Week’s Recommended Articles (3/25-3/31)
Despite the frenzy of posts about the Harry Potter ebook/Pottermore store launch, about which I posted earlier this week (with plenty of links to other blogs), bloggers have found time to write about one or two other trends and issues in the field of books and ebooks. Rich Adin (An… Read more »
News & Notes – 3/11-3/17
There were some interesting articles about ebooks this week, including a few new approaches I hadn’t come across before. To begin with, there’s Digital Book World’s “When Growth In Children’s Ebooks Hits the Poverty Line”, which argues that children’s ebooks may be outstripped by ebooks for adults for some time… Read more »
Yet More on the Future of Publishing and E-books
FutureBook has an interesting opinion piece by Emma Wright on “The Future of the Book Business: A Classicist’s View.” It’s a well-written, well-reasoned argument for what the publishing industry is doing wrong and what it should be doing to deal with the digital future, though Wright offers no new, groundbreaking… Read more »
Recommended: “The Future of Reading,” by Tom Peters
For a thoughtful and thought-provoking look at where books may be headed, I recommend Tom Peters’ “The Future of Reading,” published on Library Journal’s website. Peters clearly lays out the challenges and issues facing the publishing industry and introduces readers to new trends and innovations made possible by emerging technologies,… Read more »
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