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		<title>E-books pose problems for presenting print reference material, by Greg Seaton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 07:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my friend Greg Seaton brought up a problem he saw with the way reference material such as maps are presented in e-books, I encouraged him to write his opinions up for TeleRead—and here they are. —C.M. As someone who reads a lot of fiction books, and enjoys a good fantasy novel every now and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Declining Kindle screen contrast &#8211; Good customer service from Amazon</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:15:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Biba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in April John Hagewood wrote us to tell about his Kindle 2 was losing screen contract and how Amazon replaced it. Now it seems that the problem has recurred, and Amazon stepped up again. Here&#8217;s what John wrote: Today a friend of mine in the office showed me his brand new Kindle2 (International Wireless, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On E, steam-powered cars&#8212;and maybe the first holographic book</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/on-e-steam-powered-cars-and-maybe-the-first-holographic-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/on-e-steam-powered-cars-and-maybe-the-first-holographic-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:05:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wilk, owner of BookTrix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past is always instructive to understanding the present. Human beings adapt to new technologies more slowly than new technologies themselves. Inventors come up with all sorts of ideas, some work, some don’t. Sometimes brilliant ideas fall by the wayside for reasons of cost or inconvenience, or simply timing issues. E-reading is essentially a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reading books.  Really reading.  Really.</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/reading-books-really-reading-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Wilk, owner of BookTrix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK readers, it’s time to look at yourself in the mirror and tell the truth. How many print books did you read in the last week? In the last month? How about the last year? Are you reading more or less? Tell the truth. Write down your answers. Here are mine: Print books: Last week: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Amazonian Theory of Moral Sentiments</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/the-amazonian-theory-of-moral-sentiments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Herewith a thoughtful piece from Alex Sanchez. Contributions from our readers are always welcomed. Paul Biba There has always existed an intense debate regarding Adam Smith’s pivotal work “The Wealth of Nations.” Those on the left have insisted that Mr. Smith advocated a form of Capitalism that was predicated on “fair play” between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle of the Books Redux</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Many thanks to reader Lancelot Kirby for this article. Lancelot&#8217;s bio appears at the end, but his picture appears at the beginning. Paul Biba When I began this article, it was to be nothing more than a review of the new Amazon Kindle I recently purchased. Instead, the period since I acquired it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Polish ebook reader</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Biba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received this email from one of our readers and reprint it in full: Referring to your post on Brazilian ereader, I have a news which might be also interesting for you. In Poland we will have our own e-publishing platform &#8211; eClicto. An e-reading device will be part of it. I&#8217;m very excited about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>App-onomics: How to succeed in publishing as it faces its Napster&#8212;by Al Katkowsky</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/app-onomics-how-to-succeed-in-publishing-as-publishing-faces-its-napster-by-al-katkowsky/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/app-onomics-how-to-succeed-in-publishing-as-publishing-faces-its-napster-by-al-katkowsky/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleBlog Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reader contribution]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: In May we published an article about Al Katkowsky and how he successfully promoted his self-published work, turned it into an Iphone app and ended up giving a presentation at one of the New York Apple Stores. Well, I asked Al to write us an article about how he achieved this success and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tracy Falbe: Why I haven&#8217;t added my e-books to the Kindle store</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/why-i-haven%e2%80%99t-added-my-ebooks-to-the-kindle-store/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/why-i-haven%e2%80%99t-added-my-ebooks-to-the-kindle-store/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: This submission is from Tracy Falbe, author of The Rys Chronicles epic fantasy series, previewed in video below.&#160; Also see Rich Adin&#8217;s comments. &#8211; Paul Biba As a self-published author of four fantasy novels and one nonfiction book, I can wholeheartedly say that the e-book reading medium is making all the difference as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who are these people?  They are you!! Join in with links or articles</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/who-are-these-people-they-are-you-join-in-with-links-or-articles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/who-are-these-people-they-are-you-join-in-with-links-or-articles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Biba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cliff Burns Tamas Simon Rita Towes Eugene Woodbury Yakov Shafranovich These readers either sent me a link to an interesting story, or sent me an email which I then posted as an article. My apologies, by the way, to those I haven&#8217;t listed here. Feel free to join the crowd by being our eyes and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Professional writer finds self-publishing well worthwhile</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/professional-writer-finds-self-publishing-well-worthwhile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/professional-writer-finds-self-publishing-well-worthwhile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: I received the following email from reader Cliff Burns and found it so interesting I asked him if I could publish it as a Reader contribution. Paul: Read your comments in the Christian Science Monitor article with much interest. The e-book format and digitization of publishing had accorded people like me, an indie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Another possible e-book device from TechCrunch; mobile Firefox on e-ink</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/another-possible-e-book-device-from-techcrunch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/another-possible-e-book-device-from-techcrunch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Biba</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now here&#8217;s an intriguing possibility. TechCrunch is designing their own touch-screen web tablet. Here&#8217;s what they say: The idea is to get a new type of device into people]]></description>
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		<title>Major authors starting to look favorably on e-books</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/major-authors-starting-to-look-favorably-on-e-books/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/major-authors-starting-to-look-favorably-on-e-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[ebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: The following was submitted by Rita Toews, founder of Read an E=Book Week: World-renowned author, Warren Adler has added his support to Read an E-Book Week. Mr. Adler, author of some 29 books &#8212; including War of the Roses which became a movie directed by Danny DeVito, caused a stir in the literary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Japanese Anime house Gonzo avoided pirating by dropping DRM</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/drm/how-japanese-anime-house-gonzo-avoided-pirating-by-dropping-drm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/drm/how-japanese-anime-house-gonzo-avoided-pirating-by-dropping-drm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[DRM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a reader contribution from author Eugene Woodbury. Gonzo versus the pirates The Anime Almanac reports here and here on how Japanese anime studio Gonzo beat Internet piracy by abandoning DRM. Rather, they responded quickly with a quality product at a reasonable price that was easy to download. This seems painfully obvious, but as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E-book sale at WH Smith in the UK</title>
		<link>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/e-book-sale-at-wh-smith-in-the-uk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.teleread.com/reader-contribution/e-book-sale-at-wh-smith-in-the-uk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>a TeleRead Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: I received the following email from Murray C. Park in the UK. Thanks a lot! I&#8217;ve not seen it publicised anywhere and I don&#8217;t think I even got an email from them, but for the benefit of your UK readers the WH Smith ebook store at http://ebooks.whsmith.co.uk/ is currently running a 50% off [...]]]></description>
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