Books

E-books spell the end for publishers (Infomatics)

24 Jul 2008

Young claimed that the change will come about because the electronic format allows established authors to publish the books themselves. "They can upload them onto their websites and charge people to download them onto their e-book readers," he said.

Sony's e-books reader will get wider selection (Honolulu Advertiser)

24 Jul 2008

NEW YORK — With the market for electronic books still relatively sleepy, Sony Corp. is trying a new tack: untethering the latest model of its e-book reading device from its own online bookstore.

40 readers plus 4,000 books equals visit by a real clown (Post-Tribune)

24 Jul 2008

GARY -- For reading a total of 4,000 books, more than 40 children attended the closing ceremonies Wednesday for the Gary Public Library's annual Summer Reading Program.