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Wired News columnist M.J. Rose writes of eBook Web.org‘s first annniversary (happy birthday, Glenn!) and also supplies some upbeat stats on today’s e-book biz:

“McGraw-Hill reports that its e-book sales are up 55 percent over this time last year.

“Palm Digital Media sold nearly 180,000 titles in 2001.

“PerfectBound sold more e-books in the first five months of 2002 than in all of 2001.

“More than 5 million copies of Microsoft Reader have been distributed for use on desktop, notebook and Pocket PC systems.

“Simon & Schuster saw double-digit growth in e-book sales from the first quarter in 2001 to the first quarter in 2002.”

While TeleRead‘s library model would certainly help popularize e-books, it’s clear that with or without TeleRead, e-books are not going away. A recent Washington Post story did not offer a balanced picture.

 
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