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)
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 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)
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)
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)
An Electrifying Read - Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. SF Gate (September 22, 1998)
The Future of Books - Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. Wired (April 2, 1996)
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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)
E-textbooks Clicking with Colleges - Cases of the appeal of e-books. CNN (September 1, 2002)
Students Complain About Devices for Reading E-Books, Study Finds - Report on a study at Ball State University. The Chronicle of Higher Education (August 26, 2002)
Electronic Books: Reports of Their Death Have Been Exaggerated - Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. Online (July, 2002)
Battle Over Access to Online Books - Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view. (June 17, 2002)
Mystery of E-Books: Who Reads Them? - Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. USA Today (May 8, 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)
In Lean Times, E-Books Find a Friend: Libraries - Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. requires free nytimes.com registration to read (February 21, 2002)
2001 Was a Tough Read for E-Books - Review of industry disappointments and prospects. Wired (December 25, 2001)
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)
Evolution of Portable Electronic Books - Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. Ariadne (September, 2001)
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. (August 28, 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)
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. (June 18, 2001)
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 (June 4, 2001)
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 (May 11, 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)
Copyright Battle: Is an E-Book a Book? - News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. CNet (May 6, 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)
E-book Devices Yet to Hit Bestseller's List - News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. CNet (May 2, 2001)
How to Crack Open an E-Book - Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. Wired (April 27, 2001)
Authors, Agents on E-Books' Side - Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. Wired (April 17, 2001)
Is Digital Publishing Taking Off? - An update on recent e-book business deals. InternetNews (April 10, 2001)
The E-Book as Print-Edition Ad - Report on advertisements within e-books. Wired News (April 3, 2001)
The Bearable Lightness of E-Books - An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. CBC (March 22, 2001)
Publishers Embrace E-Books at Confab - Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. Publishers Weekly (March 19, 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)
Beyond Hypertext: Novels With Interactive Animation - Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. NY Times Free registration required to view. (March 5, 2001)
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. (February 28, 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)
Getting a Read on New E-Books - A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. Wired (December 11, 2000)
Stephen King's Net Horror Story - An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." Slashdot (December 4, 2000)
Measuring the Use and Value of Electronic Journals and Books - Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. UCSB Library (December, 2000)
Deadbeats Prompt King To Yank Internet Book - Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. Washington Post (November 29, 2000)
You *Can* Judge a Book by Its Cover - Commentary on why paper books rule. ZDNet AnchorDesk (November 29, 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)
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)
Forbes.com: Simon & Schuster Leads The E-Book Charge - Early promotional titles sell well. (August 9, 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)
Who Can Dig Digital Books? - New usability research on electronic books. Wired (May 8, 2000)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the E-Book - An overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. American Libraries (May, 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)
E-Publishing: Tomorrow's Publishers Today - An annotated list of some online publishers. Publishers Weekly (March 13, 2000)
EBooks Are Not Just For Reading - Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. CNN (March 6, 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)
From P-Books to E-Books - Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. Wired (January 6, 2000)
E-Books Turn Over a New Leaf - Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. Wired (December 27, 1999)
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)
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 (December 17, 1998)
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)
Are Digital Books Good Enough to Curl Up With? - An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. PC World (October 9, 1998)
An Electrifying Read - Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. SF Gate (September 22, 1998)
The Future of Books - Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. Wired (April 2, 1996)
