E-book Sales Lead Off 2003 - Report on increased sales of electronic books. [Association of American Publishers] (March 18, 2003)
E-Book Vendors Look To Libraries for Growth - While consumer e-book sales continue their incremental growth, digital publishers and e-publishing service vendors are looking to libraries and their patrons to add to sales. [Publishers Weekly] (October 7, 2002)
Battle Over Access to Online Books - Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view. (June 17, 2002)
E-Books Go to College - A survey of students in two college courses grades e-book devices and their function in higher education. [Library Journal] (May 1, 2002)
The End of Books? - Simon Midgley wonders whether hard-up students will need to buy textbooks in a few years' time. [Guardian Unlimited] (April 9, 2002)
E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall - Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired] (December 18, 2001)
AOL Retreats From Big Push for E-Books - AOL Time Warner eliminates its iPublish division. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (December 5, 2001)
Will We Ever Want E-Books? - Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times] (November 14, 2001)
First Monday - Will E-books Change the World? - Argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society. (October 1, 2001)
4 Publishers Agree to Sale of E-Books on Yahoo - Short announcement about Penguin Putnam, Simon and Schuster, Random House and HarperCollins publishers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (September 5, 2001)
E-books and Their Future in Academic Libraries - An overview of e-book issues, based on a development strategy for the University of California libraries. [D-Lib Magazine] (August, 2001)
U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Free-lancers - Writers may control whether articles they sold for print in a regular newspaper or magazine may be reproduced in electronic form. [CNN] (June 25, 2001)
Evolving E-Books Let Authors Answer Critics - News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (May 10, 2001)
E-books Remain Niche Reads - The e-book market is hampered by immature, expensive technology and a limited number of people willing to consider reading books on electronic devices. [CNet] (May 3, 2001)
Publisher's Web Books Spur Hardcover Sales - A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (March 19, 2001)
Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books - Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet] (March 14, 2001)
E-Books Are Now on the Shelf - News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired] (February 27, 2001)
What if E-Books Cost Less? - Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired] (February 8, 2001)
A "Revolution" Waiting to Happen? - A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly] (January 29, 2001)
Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages - Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor] (January 23, 2001)
E-Book Forecast: Cloudy - News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired] (January 11, 2001)
Rebooted Any Good Books Lately? - A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (January 4, 2001)
Report: E-Book Industry Set to Explode - Announcement of the report "Electronic Publishing Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2004: Digital Books and Print on Demand." [E-Commerce Times] (December 20, 2000)
Struggles Over E-Books Abound - A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (November 27, 2000)
Exit Gutenberg? - Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader] (November 16, 2000)
Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store - News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News] (November 14, 2000)
A Bad Ending for E-Authors - MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired] (November 11, 2000)
Another Format in the E-Book Field - News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view. (November 6, 2000)
The E-Book Wars - News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN] (October 25, 2000)
At What Cost, E-Books? - A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired] (October 17, 2000)
Move Over, Gutenberg. Please. - Report on the conference "Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading." [Washington Post] (September 27, 2000)
Ignore e-Book Hype ... For Now - Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk] (September 15, 2000)
The Story Of E-Books - Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes] (August 31, 2000)
The Emerging Role of E-Books - A renowned digital librarian examines the e-book industry, with references. [Library Journal] (August 1, 2000)
The Good E-Book - A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times] (June 4, 2000)
The King of E-Books - Discusses the success of Stephen King's first foray into e-books and what it may mean for the future. [Spark-Online] (April, 2000)
Stephen King E-Book Pirated - Copies of Stephen King's novella "Riding the Bullet" may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet] (March 29, 2000)
E-Books Take Off - An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour] (March 16, 2000)
The Future of the Book - A series of articles examines how the digital revolution is changing what and how we read. [Salon] (March, 2000)
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft to Create e-Book Superstore - The two companies will take a major step into the digital content future with the creation of an e-Book superstore using Microsoft reader software. [Microsoft] (January 6, 2000)
From P-Books to E-Books - Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired] (January 6, 2000)
Racing to Convert Books to Bytes - Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times] (December 9, 1999)
Is This the End of the Story for Books? - "Books will still be around, many scholars say, but we may read in a different way." Free registration required. [NY Times] (November 20, 1999)
Getting a Read on E-Books - Electronic books have been slow to catch on among consumers, but big Internet companies are betting that the time for e-books has come. [CNet] (November 9, 1999)
E-Book Conference Illuminates Issues - Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association] (November, 1999)
E-Books: The Next Killer App - For 50 years, tech gurus have promised that the next invention will make paper books obsolete. But the buzz on e-books means this time, the hour may be nigh. [Wired] (September 2, 1999)
E-Books Taking Shape - The market for electronic books has been sluggish thus far, but the announcement of an e-book standard might encourage more authors and readers to make the shift. [Wired] (May 25, 1999)
Electronic Books for All - Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World] (May 7, 1999)
E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts - Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired] (May 3, 1999)
E-Books Target Pricey Print Books - Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World] (April 13, 1999)
A New Chapter for E-Books - Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek] (October 22, 1998)