Here’s a bookmark to a good introduction to e-books by Jane Lee (via Charles Bailey):
E-books: Understanding the Basics
I especially like the bibliography, which I’m partially reprinting here:
Recommended Reading
Johnson, S. (Apr 20, 2009). How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write. WSJ.com. Retrieved Apr 21, 2009, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123980920727621353.html
Lynch, C. (Jun 4, 2001). The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World. First Monday, Volume 6, Number 6 – 4 June 2001. Retrieved Jan 8, 2009, from http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/864/773
Pogue, D. (Oct 17, 2006). It’s the Latest in Breakthrough Technology: The BOOK – Pogue’s Posts Blog. NYTimes.com. Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/17pogues-posts2/?scp=48&sq=ebooks&st=cse
Rosso, S. (Mar 4, 2009). A Guide to Ebooks for Read an Ebook Week. When I Have Time. Retrieved Apr 14, 2009, from http://www.whenihavetime.com/a-guide-to-ebooks-for-read-an-ebook-week/
Siracusa, J. (Feb 1, 2009). The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age. Ars Technica. Retrieved Feb 3, 2009, from http://arstechnica.com/features/2009/02/the-once-and-future-e-book.ars
Johnson, S. (Apr 20, 2009). How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write.
WSJ.com. Retrieved Apr 21, 2009, from
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123980920727621353.html
Lynch, C. (Jun 4, 2001). The Battle to Define the Future of the Book in the Digital World. First
Monday, Volume 6, Number 6 – 4 June 2001. Retrieved Jan 8, 2009, from
http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/864/773
Pogue, D. (Oct 17, 2006). It’s the Latest in Breakthrough Technology: The BOOK – Pogue’s Posts
Blog. NYTimes.com. Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from
http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/17pogues-posts2/?scp=48&sq=ebooks&st=cse
Rosso, S. (Mar 4, 2009). A Guide to Ebooks for Read an Ebook Week. When I Have Time.
Retrieved Apr 14, 2009, from http://www.whenihavetime.com/a-guide-to-ebooks-for-read-anebook-
week/
Siracusa, J. (Feb 1, 2009). The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital age. Ars
Technica. Retrieved Feb 3, 2009, from http://arstechnica.com/features/2009/02/the-once-andfuture-
e-book.ars
Additional Articles Consulted
Baty, S. (Jul 26, 2008). Doc Holds Fourth: What I want from an e-book reader…. Retrieved
Jan 8, 2009, from http://docholdsfourth.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-i-want-from-e-bookreader.
html
CIBER SuperBook project. Retrieved Jan 8, 2009, from
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/infostudies/research/ciber/superbook/
Cox, J. (Oct 2004). E-Books: Challenges and Opportunities. D-Lib Magazine. Retrieved
Mar 10, 2009, from http://www.dlib.org/dlib/october04/cox/10cox.html
eBook Glossary of Terms 1.0 – Planet eBook. Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from
http://www.planetebook.com/mainpage.asp?webpageid=70
Epublishers Weekly. (Jan 28, 2008) 30 Benefits of Ebooks. Retrieved Mar 9, 2009, from
http://epublishersweekly.blogspot.com/2008/02/30-benefits-of-ebooks.html
Fallows, J. (Apr 11, 2009) It could have been the Kindle…. Retrieved Apr 14, 2009, from
http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/04/it_could_have_been_the_kindle.php
Hansell, S. (Aug 12, 2008). The Lessons From the Kindle’s Success – Bits Blog. NYTimes.com.
Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/the-lessons-from-thekindles-
success/?scp=45&sq=ebooks&st=cse
IT’s Academic: E-books: Princeton and Beyond. Retrieved Mar 9, 2009, from
http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2008/12/ebooks_princeton_and_beyond.html
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Johnson, S. (Apr 20, 2009). eBooks in the WSJ. Retrieved Wed Apr 22, 2009, from
http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/
Kelly, K. (May 14, 2006). Scan This Book! – New York Times. Retrieved Wed Apr 22, 2009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/magazine/14publishing.html
Marshall, J. (Mar 31, 2009). Talking Points Memo | Two More Quick Comments on Books.
Retrieved Mar 31, 2009, from
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/03/two_more_quick_comments_on_books.
php
Marshall, J. (Mar 29, 2009). Talking Points Memo | Frightful Kindle. Retrieved Mar 31, 2009, from
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2009/03/until_quite_recently_id_seen.php
MobileRead Wiki – E-book devices. Retrieved May 19, 2009, from
http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/E-book_devices
MobileRead Wiki – EBooks. Retrieved May 19, 2009, from http://wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBooks
Pogue, D. (Mar 5, 2009). Amazon’s E-Book Service – Pogue’s Posts Blog. NYTimes.com.
Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/05/amazons-e-bookservice/?
scp=8&sq=ebooks&st=cse
Pogue, D. (Feb 26, 2009). From the Desk of David Pogue – Sony PRS-700 – The Other e-Reader
- NYTimes.com. Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/technology/personaltech/26pogue-email.html
Pogue, D. (Feb 24, 2009). State of the Art – Amazon.com’s Kindle Goes From Good to Better.
NYTimes.com. Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/technology/personaltech/24pogue.html
Pogue, D. (Nov 22, 2007). An E-Book Reader That Just May Catch On – New York Times.
Retrieved May 22, 2009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/22/technology/personaltech/22pogue.html
Stone, B. (Mar 19, 2009). Sony and Google Announcing E-Book Partnership. NYTimes.com.
Retrieved Mar 19, 2009, from http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/technology/19sony.html
Stone, B. & Rich, M. (May 6, 2009). Amazon Introduces Big-Screen Kindle. NYTimes.com.
Retrieved May 22 2009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/07/technology/companies/07kindle.html
Stone, B. & Rich, M. (Dec 23, 2008). More Readers Are Picking Up Electronic Books.
NYTimes.com. Retrieved Mar 10, 2009, from
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/technology/24kindle.html
Survey of Current E-Readers. (Apr 22, 2009). Threepress: Digital tools for 21st
century publishing. Retrieved Wed Apr 22, 2009, from
http://blog.threepress.org/2009/04/22/video-posted-for-survey-of-current-e-readers/
Weisberg, J. (Mar 21, 2009). How the Kindle will change the world. Slate Magazine. Retrieved
Apr 14, 2009, from http://www.slate.com/id/2214243/
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