The future of reading
Emma Teitgen, 12, thought the chemistry book her teacher recommended would make perfect bedside reading. Perfect because it might help her fall asleep.
Jul 21, 2010
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Jul 21, 2010
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Google to start selling electronic books
Google on Tuesday said it will soon begin selling electronic books that people can read on any Internet-connected device including Apple's hot-selling iPad tablet computers.
May 04, 2010
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No Speeding Reading with eBooks?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many think that ebooks could change the way we interact with the written word. They are convenient, and ereaders provide mobility -- as well as the ability to store thousands of books in a ...
Jul 07, 2010
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IPad could be Kindle's first big threat in e-books
(AP) -- Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book market for the past few years with the Kindle, could get its biggest threat Saturday, when Apple releases its iPad multimedia ...
Mar 29, 2010
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Sony e-book reader gets 500,000 books from Google
(AP) -- Google Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.'s electronic book-reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday.
Mar 19, 2009
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Even in the Digital Age, building a great gadget doesn't guarantee success
Publish a book on paper, says a sheepish Beth Collins, and "I'm hesitant to read it." But send it through the ether to her feather-light Kindle 2, Amazon's whiz-bang electronic reading machine, and she's eager ...
Apr 23, 2009
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Samsung unveils e-reader, partnering with Google
South Korean electronics giant Samsung jumped into the increasingly crowded electronic book reader market Wednesday, unveiling its first devices and a partnership with Google Books.
Jan 07, 2010
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Authors Guild worried by Apple e-book suit report
The president of the Authors Guild expressed concern on Friday over reports that the Justice Department is threatening to file an antitrust suit against Apple and book publishers.
Mar 10, 2012
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Review: Paper wins over e-books for travel guides
(AP) -- It sounded like a better, lighter way to pack for a trip to Germany: a Kindle with a Lonely Planet travel guide in lieu of an 844-page brick of a book.
Nov 24, 2010
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Is a tablet the best choice?
TABLETS VS. LAPTOPS: So your laptop is getting old: Should you buy a new one or change horses and try out one of these tablet computers?
Dec 01, 2010
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Scientists' strategic reading of research enhanced by digital tools
The revolution in scientific publishing that has been promised since the 1980s is finally about to take place, according to two University of Illinois experts in information science.
Aug 18, 2009
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Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it
(AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.
Nov 11, 2009
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Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.
Dec 09, 2011
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Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse
(AP) -- Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between ...
Jan 31, 2010
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Amazon's Kindle DX goes international
Amazon.com on Wednesday made its premier Kindle DX model electronic reader available in more than 100 countries.
Jan 06, 2010
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