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European digital library aims to save 'orphans'
Europeana, a new pan-European 'digital cultural database', has as one of its main aims to preserve and protect 'orphan works' -- such as the millions of books that that are out of print and ...
'Bytes not cheaper than paper,' says Faber head
Faber's CEO Stephen Page has told the Bookseller that he expects e-book sales to grow dramatically in coming years, but said that the industry must fight against the perception that digital should be ...
Digitising the book club
UK-based 'think and do tank' if:book is re-imagining the book group, using the internet to combine an on-screen version of a classic book with an adjacent comments/discussion page.
Will the $1 e-book save the publishing industry?
'The market doesn't care a whit about maintaining your industry,' says author and tech pundit Seth Godin in this interview with HarperStudio on its 26th Story blog.
Is Open Access the loser in Google settlement?
The Guardian's Seth Finkelstein is worried that Open Access will be the loser in the Google Book Search settlement: 'battles between behemoth businesses should not be mistaken for friendship to librar...
Harvard refuses Google settlement
Harvard University has announced that it won't be part of Google's Book Search unless the settlement is modified to have more 'reasonable terms,' particularly for online access to scanned books.
Oprah endorses Amazon Kindle
Oprah Winfrey has called Amazon's Kindle e-reader 'my new favorite favorite thing in the world,' and is offering visitors to her website a US$50 discount on the device, plus 10% off the Kindle version...
iPhone a more popular e-book reader than Kindle
The iPhone is beating Amazone's Kindle as an e-book reader, reports Forbes.
Target to sell Sony Reader in the US
Mass-market chain store Target has started selling the Sony E-reader in its stores across the US.
Penguin looks to growth through globalisation
Penguin chief executive John Makinson has told The Times that he believes that globalisation is changing the rules of the game in publishing more than digitisation.
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