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  Scholastic launches Storia, an ebook platform for kids

  By Sam Byford on March 7, 2012 01:56 am + 1 comments

  Scholastic, the world's largest publisher of children's books, is making a drive into the ebook Continue reading…

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  Preserving physical books in a digital age

  By Sam Byford on March 5, 2012 02:09 am + 34 comments

  As readers of a technology-focused website, you're probably more likely than most to be cheerleading Continue reading…

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  Video book trailers and multimedia fiction

  By Adi Robertson on March 2, 2012 09:34 am + 1 comments

  Book trailers like the one for John Lanchester's Capital have grown increasingly sophisticated, Continue reading…

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  Wi-Fi Kindle Touch available for international delivery, functionality varies by region

  By Bryan Bishop on February 3, 2012 11:31 pm + 13 comments

  Amazon wasn't shy about reporting the one million Kindle devices it sold per week in December, but Continue reading…

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  Apple's January 2012 education event: reinventing the textbook

  By Nathan Ingraham on January 19, 2012 10:08 am

  Apple's education focused event on January 19th brought the release of iBooks 2, an updated iPad app Continue reading…

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  How the word processor changed literature

  By Adi Robertson on December 26, 2011 12:58 pm + 10 comments

  In 1983, Stephen King published "The Word Processor," which hinged on the ability of the device to Continue reading…

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  Google moves to strike Authors Guild and other organizations from Books suit

  By Adi Robertson on December 25, 2011 10:07 am + 10 comments

  Back in 2008, it looked like the Google Books legal saga might finally be over. After filing suit Continue reading…

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  Google Books for Chrome now lets you read offline

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 24, 2011 12:18 pm + 21 comments

  So you're really enjoying War and Peace, but since you can't carry that tome around with you Continue reading…

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  Cambridge University releases digital copies of Isaac Newton's works

  By Dante D'Orazio on December 12, 2011 12:04 pm + 4 comments

  Thanks to Cambridge University and its digital library, six books of Sir Isaac Newton's work on Continue reading…

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  European Commission investigating collusion among ebook sellers, Apple's involvement

  By Vlad Savov on December 6, 2011 06:48 am + 40 comments

  The European Commission has this morning announced that it is opening formal proceedings to Continue reading…