+ Kaplan Publishing experiments with free e-books
by Chris Meadows via TeleRead
That’s right 95 free full text e-books from Kaplan Publishing (The Test Prep Folks) Available Through Monday, August 30, 2010 for iPhone/Pad/Touch).
NOTE: YOU MUST ACCESS THE KAPLAN E-Books using the URL http://bit.ly/9×76SL with Mobile Safari (iPhone, iPad, or iTouch.) We just tried it and are now downloading a title. No problems (-: You CANNOT access/download the books via a regular web browser.
+ Kobo Sends eBooks and eReaders to Canadian Troops in Afghanistan (via Kobo Blog)
+ The ABCs of E-Reading
by Geoffrey A. Fowler And Marie C. Baca, via WSJ
A study of 1,200 e-reader owners by Marketing and Research Resources Inc. found that 40% said they now read more than they did with print books. Of those surveyed, 58% said they read about the same as before while 2% said they read less than before. And 55% of the respondents in the May study, paid for by e-reader maker Sony Corp., thought they’d use the device to read even more books in the future. The study looked at owners of three devices: Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle, Apple Inc.’s iPad and the Sony Reader.
+ Working Towards Project Gutenberg’s 50th Year
By Mike Cook, Project Gutenberg News
+ Are E-Books Worth the Money? – Wall Street Journal
by Brett Arends via WSJ
+ 10 Reading Revolutions Before E-Books
by Tim Carmody via The Atlantic
+ Random House publishes first-ever ebook original
by Paul Biba at TeleRead
One thing at gets left out wen discussing price between paper books and ebooks is how fragile paper books are. They will fall apart after a while especially cheaper mass market paperbacks. Ebooks are, at least on the kindle, forever. Even if your device explodes or gets burnt up in a fire it is still backed up at amazon.