Welcome to Read an E-Book Week! |
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Preparations for Read an E-Book Week 2010 (March 7-13) are well under way.
And what a year it will be!
We are currently looking for content on new e-book readers and technology. Please contact us
if you want to be part of this year's Read an E-Book Week.
Take a good look around the website. It's packed with new information as well as
information from last year.
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FREE E-BOOKS!
E-book information and free e-books define Read an E-Book Week. From March 7-13th major
e-book retailers and authors offer free, or deeply discounted e-books for the event. These
e-books will be available in the E-Book Store.
Many of our participants have free, or discounted e-books throughout the year, so please
return often to see what is available.
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An Interview with Cory Doctorow
Thanks to one of the many Meet the Media Guru events organized in Milan, digital strategist and writer
Sara Rosso had an opportunity to do a one-on-one interview with Cory Doctorow. Here is
and excerpt of that interview - E-books, DRM and Universal Formats.
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"E-books and electronic reading have gone mainstream".
You know this statement is true when you hear the stewardess ask passengers to turn off all
electronic devices "...including electronic book readers..."
The list of e-book readers continues to grow, and new technologies—thanks to E Ink— make these devices more durable and easier to read in all lighting situations.
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Read an E-Book Week Contest - everyone loves a contest! Especially
when the prize is a fabulous E Ink watch. For details see Contest.
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Warren Adler, veteran author and playwright, is a long
time supporter of e-books. Here are his predictions for the future
of e-books:
"... The SONY launch was the opening gun in the e-book juggernaut. Then came Kindle and
it is now apparent that every major electronic company is jumping into the fray with
both digital feet...."
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calibre - What Can It Do For E-Books?
One of the major hurdles to widespread e-book adoption today is the
large number of mutually incompatible e-book formats and reading devices.
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Innovation and the Future of e-Books, by John W. Warren. According to Mr. Warren, the future of e-books may include hypertext novels.
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Spread the word - Display a Banner - Tweet About It
Get the word out about Read an E-Book Week. Display a banner from our collection, or create your
own. Tweet about it! Digg it! Stumble it!
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Benefits of E-Books |
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"I love ebooks for several reasons: mobility, saving space, convenience, saving money and time, and ease-of-use."
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E-Books and the Environment
You see and hear the buzz words everywhere—carbon footprint, environmentally friendly and green. We're encouraged to buy, use and dispose with the environment in mind. While it's easy to recognize the negative impact of excess packaging and chemical content in many of the products we purchase, it's not so easy when it comes to reading material.
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