The publishing industry isn't a monolithic thing: some publishers are doing
well and others are not. ... I don't see an industry that's flailing—I see
one that's managing a complicated transition much better than would be
expected."
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Sony EBook Store to Offer Classic Books Digitized by Google - Business Center - PC World - 0 views
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Public-domain books from before 1923 digitized for Google Book Search will be available for free to Sony Reader users
At Frankfurt, Many Say Digital Will Take Over Print Books by 2018 - 10/22/2008 - Librar... - 0 views
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This looks like the article discussed by Bob Faherty in Thursday's class.
On E-Books and Publishing - Why You Should Be Reading "E" - eBookGuru.org - 0 views
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This is an article that gives some insight on why e-books are gaining popularity and why we should be reading more e-publications.
Google Lets You Custom-Print Millions of Public Domain Books | Epicenter | Wired.com - 0 views
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What's hot off the presses come Thursday? Any one of the more than 2 million books old enough to fall out of copyright into the public domain. Over the
Book experts weigh in on the publishing industry's revolution - The Washington Post - 1 views
What Scholarly Publishers Can Learn from Bookish - 0 views
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Bookish is a new online service for discovering and purchasing books. It's a joint venture of three of the largest trade publishers: Simon & Schuster, Hachette, and Penguin. (Penguin will shortly be merging with Random House.)
Ignore the Doomsayers: The Book Industry Is Actually Adapting Well - 1 views
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Publishing is adapting, not disappearing.
AAP & Google settle - 1 views
The Publishing Industry is Thriving | - 3 views
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Why is publishing doing better than other "culture Industries"
DIY Approach for Reader Friendly eBook Conversion might not Help - 0 views
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Popularity of eBooks has soared to unprecedented levels. Paper-bound books are getting replaced by numerous technologically enhanced e-reader devices like Kindle or Nook. Following digitalization of books and changing preference of readers, many book publishers have gone or are planning to go digital.
CanadianBookshelf.com: Discover Canadian Books, Book Reviews, Book Lists & more - 0 views
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Good reads recommended from Canadians
Selling Books by Their Gilded Covers - 1 views
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Many new releases have design elements usually reserved for special occasions - deckle edges, colored endpapers, high-quality paper and exquisite jackets that push the creative boundaries of bookmaking. If e-books are about ease and expedience, the publishers reason, then print books need to be about physical beauty and the pleasures of owning, not just reading.
Webcast: Digital Bookmaking - 0 views
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Tim O'Reilly presents this webcast on digital bookmaking. I thought this would be fun for us pubies (new publishers). Its a perfect segway into our Monday class discussion. I might take a listen b/c this definitely interests.
Amazon Releases Kindle App for Android Phones - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Amazon is offering a free Kindle reading application for phones running Google's Android software.
