TeleRead, the oldest English-language site devoted to general e-book news and views, is now owned by the Gadgetell subsidiary of North American Publishing Company (NAPCO). We closed the deal today. I’m leaving as editor-publisher, but Co-Editor Paul Biba (left photo) will remain---as full editor. What’s more, Senior Writer Chris Meadows (right), the second most frequent contributor, will stay. Both Paul and Chris have been e-book-lovers for eons, and publications ranging from the New York Times to the Guardian have quoted Paul over the years. Under Paul, who has supplied most of TeleRead’s posts since September 2008 and managed it...

According to posts in his group on the Baen Bar, author and columnist Eric Flint had heart bypass surgery on Thursday, and is currently recovering in the hospital. Baen editor Toni Weisskopf reports “We've heard from Eric via the grapevine and he's doing very well.” It wasn’t so long ago that our own David Rothman had his own heart bypass surgery. We at TeleRead extend our very best wishes to Mr. Flint for a speedy convalescence. Technorati Tags: Eric Flint,Baen's Bar,Baen,Jim Baen's Universe,David Rothman,bypass,heart,surgery,Salvos Against Big Brother...

Here's an update on David.  I spoke with him for about 1/2 hour today and he asked me to do a post thanking everyone, from the bottom of his heart, for all the expressions of sympathy that were posted on the blog.  He asked me to send his regrets that he is unable to reply to each one individually. David sounded pretty good and he says that he is recuperating from his pneumonia and is now walking 3/4 miles per day in short increments. He is now back home, which is a great boost to his spirits.  David says that his...

I was getting nervous because David hasn't posted in so long, so I called him at home and his wife told me that he had a heart attack last Thursday night at about 10pm.  Last Friday he had quadruple bypass surgery and is recovering.  Evidently all 4 arteries were 90% blocked.  David didn't smoke and was a vegitarian, but his wife said he has a family history of heart problems.  She is hoping that he will be released from the hospital this Thursday. According to his wife, when David comes home he will be very weak and not capable of doing...

David Rothman had a heart attack on the weekend of September 25, 2008.  (Read Paul Biba's initial announcement here).  David will be away indefinitely. This URL  will relay updates about David's condition. (By the way, comments are disabled for this post. If you want to wish David good health, you should make a comment on the initial announcement linked above) (Also, not sure why the sidebar for this page is doing crazy things. Please excuse that for now). Keep in mind that people at TeleRead may not know the latest information or we may not be in a position to disclose it publicly....