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Plagued by declining ad pages and dollars, SmartMoney, the Wall Street Journal's 20-year-old personal finance magazine, is ceasing print production and going online-only.

"Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List, providing a look at the cultural touchstones that shape the lives of students entering college this fall." 2. They have always lived in cyberspace, addicted to a new generation of "electronic narcotics." 5. If they miss The Daily Show, they can always get their news on YouTube. 18. Their folks have never gazed with pride on a new set of bound encyclopedias on the bookshelf. 27. Outdated icons with images of floppy discs for "save," a telephone for "phone," and a snail mail envelope for "mail" have oddly decorated their tablets and smart phone screens. 35. Probably the most tribal generation in history, they despise being separated from contact with their similar-aged friends. 47. Before they purchase an assigned textbook, they will investigate whether it is available for rent or purchase as an e-book. 56. They have always enjoyed school and summer camp memories with a digital yearbook. 71. Despite being preferred urban gathering places, two-thirds of the independent bookstores in the United States have closed for good during their lifetimes.

Short-form publishing is becoming more popular as the financial impracticalities of publishing something at this length become a moot point, thanks to the digital era.

I've found some really interesting short-films. Definitely there're talented people out there, they just need money to break through

Why SOPA is dangerous legislation.

Dec. 12 at 11am - Copyright & Commerce: Orphan Works and Fair Use in a Digital Age. Event is at the Newseum.

The Apple iBookstore is giving away a copy of the Beatles "Yellow Submarine" book.

I know it's kind of sacrilege to have a story focusing on a printed magazine cover, but this just cool. The video is fun too, but in the same way watching "How It's Made" on a rainy Sunday is fun...

Watch the video entitled "Discover how to use the pen when reading books". One of the features is that you can have an author autograph your e-book!

In which, among other things, ebook retailer giants (Amazon, Apple) turn down e-books because they contain links to a competitor's product.

Amazon may not be a self-published author's best friend - exorbitant markups take a big bite out out of author profits.

Stephen Marche rebels against digital formats (sort of) by creating an interior layout that can't possibly be read on a device...not sure I agree... but it's an interesting look at an author seeing books as art.  That I can agree with.

This author is using Google Drive/Docs to write and edit her book for everyone to see.

ZDNet's Rupert Goodwins is going blind . Most of us will lose a substantial fraction of our visual acuity, should we live long enough. As a service to his readers, Goodwins is documenting the way that technology can be adapted for people with visual disabilities.

An interesting hypothesis on how B&N is faring in the digital age.

The need of eBook Production Services for managing and advertising your business. eBooks have changed the way of reading and the way of living. People have transformed themselves with the digital world and hence it is important that you should hire an eBook Development Service.

In light of demands by the State of Texas for biology textbooks with "balanced"  treatment of evolution. "So here's the missing piece: what about the textbook companies? When this issue is discussed, the publishers are talked about as if they have no agency, no ability to affect the outcome of these events. But they're morally culpable for participating in these farces. If they wanted, they could stand up to the state of Texas. So how can the people who work at a publisher in good conscience agree to write a biology textbook that treats evolution as a wild, unsupported idea?

Amazon flexes monopoly muscle. Thanks DOJ.

Continuing bad behavior from Amazon.  How is this good for publishing?