An Electrifying Read

Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/09/22/BU72923.DTL

Downloading Literature - E-books change the face of reading

Electronic books have finally arrived and now represent a challenge to the traditional paper and ink, but how good are they and how do they work? [CNN]
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9812/17/t_t/e.books/

A New Chapter for E-Books

Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]
http://www.businessweek.com/1998/44/b3602055.htm

Exit Gutenberg?

Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]
http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/digitalreader/dr2000-11-16.htm

E-Books Still A Market-In-Waiting

Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek]
http://www.networkmagazine.com/article/IWK20010228S0007

E-Book Forecast: Cloudy

News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40984,00.html

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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/05/technology/ebusiness/05BOOK.html

Random House Sues Over Rights to Publishing E-Books

News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/28/technology/28BOOK.html

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]
http://www.spark-online.com/april00/trends/rose.html

E-books Draw Crowds, No Converts

Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,19469,00.html

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]
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,21550,00.html

Book Lovers Fail to Click with E-Pages

Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor]
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0123/p01s03-woeu.html

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]
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2000/Jan00/B&NcesPR.asp

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]
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,19870,00.html

E-Books Are Now on the Shelf

News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42021,00.html

The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad

Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42751,00.html

A Bad Ending for E-Authors

MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40086,00.html

Struggles Over E-Books Abound

A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/27/technology/27BOOK.html

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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/06/technology/06BOOK.html

Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books

Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/istl/00-winter/article1.html

The Good E-Book

A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/home/20000604mag-ebook.html

At What Cost, E-Books?

A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,39471,00.html

Rebooted Any Good Books Lately?

A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/04/technology/04BOOK.html

Stephen King's Net Horror Story

An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot]
http://slashdot.org/features/00/11/30/1238204.shtml

The Story Of E-Books

Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]
http://www.forbes.com/2000/08/31/feat2.html

The Bearable Lightness of E-Books

An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC]
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/mar2001/nf20010322_286.htm

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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/19/technology/19BAEN.html

Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation

Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/05/arts/05ARTS.html

What if E-Books Cost Less?

Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,41633,00.html

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]
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/11/biztech/articles/20book.html

Racing to Convert Books to Bytes

Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]
http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/12/biztech/articles/09book.html

Who Can Dig Digital Books?

New usability research on electronic books. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,35920,00.html

Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With?

An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9810/09/digbooks.idg/index.html

E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf

Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,33268,00.html

Electronic Books for All

Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World]
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=10864

From P-Books to E-Books

Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,33488,00.html

Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side

Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,43077,00.html

E-Books Take Off

An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour]
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/media/jan-june00/e-books_3-16.html

How to Crack Open an E-Book

Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,43401,00.html

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.
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_10/hillesund/index.html

E-Books Target Pricey Print Books

Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article.asp?aid=10481

A University that Reveres Tradition Experiments with E-Books

A University of Virginia seminar's trials with e-book readers. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
http://chronicle.com/free/2001/05/2001051101t.htm

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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/10/technology/10CASS.html

The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World

A thorough look at the competing economic, technological, and social factors influencing the development of e-books. [First Monday]
http://www.firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_6/lynch/index.html

Compressed Data: Tags Could Help Keep E-Book Links Alive

The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/18/technology/18LINK.html

Move Over, Gutenberg. Please.

Report on the conference "Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading." [Washington Post]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A24452-2000Sep26

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]
http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july01/snowhill/07snowhill.html

Today's Technology: E-book as Superbook?

Overview of e-book features. [ALA TechSource]
https://www.techsource.ala.org/todaystech/01/07/19/1359257_F.shtml

Forecasts of an E-Book Era Were, It Seems, Premature

Cases of the slow growth of the e-book industry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/28/technology/ebusiness/28EBOO.html

Deadbeats Prompt King To Yank Internet Book

Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. [Washington Post]
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A1570-2000Nov28

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.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/05/technology/05BOOK.html

E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall

Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49184,00.html

Intellectual Capital: Freedom - Or Copyright?

Commentary favoring legalizing the copying of e-books. [Technology Review]
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/stallman0500.asp

2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books

Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired]
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,49297,00.html

In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries

Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read]
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/21/technology/circuits/21BOOK.html

The Future of Books

Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. [Wired]
http://web.media.mit.edu/~nicholas/Wired/WIRED4-02.html

E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List

News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-256938.html

Publishers Embrace E-Books at Confab

Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. [Publishers Weekly]
http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=articleArchive&articleId=CA83537

Textbook Publisher Sees Future in E-Books

Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-254119.html

A "Revolution" Waiting to Happen?

A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly]
http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=articleArchive&articleid=CA169008

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]
http://news.com.com/2100-1040-232672.html

E-Publishing: Tomorrow's Publishers Today

An annotated list of some online publishers. [Publishers Weekly]
http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=articleArchive&articleid=CA168082

The End of Books?

Simon Midgley wonders whether hard-up students will need to buy textbooks in a few years' time. [Guardian Unlimited]
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4389510,00.html

Evolution of Portable Electronic Books

Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne]
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue29/wilson/

Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book?

News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet]
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-257077.html

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]
http://news.com.com/2009-1023-257030.html

Is Digital Publishing Taking Off?

An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/4_738451

Battle Over Access to Online Books

Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/17/technology/17LIBR.html

Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated

Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online]
http://www.infotoday.com/online/jul02/hawkins.htm

Students Complain About Devices for Reading E-Books, Study Finds

Report on a study at Ball State University. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
http://chronicle.com/free/2002/08/2002082601t.htm

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]
http://publishersweekly.reviewsnews.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA250713&display=breakingNews&publication=publishersweekly

E-book Sales Lead Off 2003

Report on increased sales of electronic books. [Association of American Publishers]
http://www.publishers.org/press/releases.cfm?PressReleaseArticleID=138

E-Book Conference Illuminates Issues

Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association]
http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/techspeaking/1999columns1/november1999.htm

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book

A overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries]
http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/inetlibrarian/2000columns/may2000funny.htm

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]
http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA213862

The Emerging Role of E-Books

A renowned digital librarian examines the e-book industry, with references. [Library Journal]
http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=articleArchive&articleId=CA156519

Ignore e-Book Hype ... For Now

Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/4520-6033_16-4205024.html

You *Can* Judge a Book by Its Cover

Commentary on why paper books rule. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/4520-6033_16-4205313.html

The E-Book Wars

News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN]
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/books/news/10/25/salon.ebooks/index.html

EBooks Are Not Just For Reading

Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/03/06/ebook.perks.idg/

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]
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/LAW/06/25/scotus.copyright/

E-textbooks Clicking with Colleges

Cases of the appeal of e-books. [CNN]
http://archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/08/30/coolsc.ebooks/

Stephen King E-Book Pirated

Copies of Stephen King's novella "Riding the Bullet" may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet]
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-519549.html

Will We Ever Want E-Books?

Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times]
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/14735.html

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]
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/6215.html

Amazon.com Launches e-Books Store

News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]
http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/4_511051

The Future of the Book

A series of articles examines how the digital revolution is changing what and how we read. [Salon]
http://dir.salon.com/books/special/2000/03/29/future/index.html

Mystery of E-Books: Who Reads Them?

Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. [USA Today]
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/2002/05/08/ebooks.htm

Getting a Read on New E-Books

A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]
http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,40470,00.html

Forbes.com: Simon & Schuster Leads The E-Book Charge

Early promotional titles sell well.
http://www.forbes.com/2000/08/09/mu1.html

Forbes.com: Electronic Page-Turners

Reviews of some early ebook software products. [Free registration required to view]
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2001/0528/190.html