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Why Ebooks Must Fail « Black Plastic Glasses unless a very different model evolves, ebooks can never become the dominant version of content sold by book publishers. It means that ebooks will always be priced to sell, but sold as an afterthought, not as the primary version of a work. It means that the need for blended e plus p models will evolve, in order to take advantage of all the great qualities of ebooks, while providing the financial support and structure that print offers.
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Издаельство Мичиганского университета переходит на выпуск электронных книг

University of Michigan Press to go digital | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home Within two years, press officials expect well over 50 of the 60-plus monographs that the press publishes each year — currently in book form — to be released only in digital editions. Readers will still be able to use print-on-demand systems to produce versions that can be held in their hands, but the press will consider the digital monograph the norm.
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Google поддержит Sony

Google передаст пользователям ридера Sony 500 тысяч электронных книг - Культура - Литература - Электронные книги - Компьюлента Корпорация Google передаст полмиллиона книг, не защищенных авторскими правами, пользователям устройства для чтения электронных книг Sony Reader.

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Fujitsu FLEPia released! - MobileRead Forums Featuring an 8-inch XGA screen capable of displaying 260,000 colors, along with Bluetooth, WiFi and up to 4GB of storage via SD card, and measuring less than half an inch thick, FLEPia’s not just getting by on color alone. Fujitsu promises 40 hours of continuos use, and the unit can be operated by its touchscreen or the assortment of function buttons. … FLEPia ships on April 20th in Japan for 99,750 Yen (about $1,010 US).
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