Review of industry disappointments and prospects. [Wired]

Short announcement about Penguin Putnam, Simon and Schuster, Random House and HarperCollins publishers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

A look at the current efforts of e-book publishers, with a focus on children's books. [Publishers Weekly]

MightyWords is eliminating many of its authors from its e-publishing program. [Wired]

A overview of e-book business issues such as copyright protection. [American Libraries]

Briefly outlines the history of e-books and details the technology currently on the market. [BusinessWeek]

A University of Virginia seminar's trials with e-book readers. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

News announcement that the online superstore now offers e-books. [E-Commerce News]

Explains some of the current e-book technology and how it works. [SF Gate]

News of Reciprocal's introduction of another e-book data format. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

AOL Time Warner eliminates its iPublish division. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

An overview of how electronic books read and manage e-titles. [PC World]

A report on the falling prices of electronic book readers. [Wired]

Analysis of an upcoming lawsuit over the interpretation of book contracts. [Wired]

The two companies will take a major step into the digital content future with the creation of an e-Book superstore using Microsoft reader software. [Microsoft]

Librarians' efforts to provide online access to electronic holdings. Free registration required to view.

Self-published books with electronic artistry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Several major booksellers have shelved the idea of selling online editions. [Christian Science Monitor]

The use of digital object identifiers (DOIs) in e-books. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

News and implications analysis of the lawsuit between Random House and RosettaBooks. [CNet]

Stephen King has pulled the plug on his self-published online serial novel. [Washington Post]

Electronic books have finally arrived and now represent a challenge to the traditional paper and ink, but how good are they and how do they work? [CNN]

Report and overview of the second annual Electronic Book Conference. [American Library Association]

News on the slowly developing e-book hardware devices market. [CNet]

News analysis of the slow adoption of e-books. [Wired]

Report on increased sales of electronic books. [Association of American Publishers]

While consumer e-book sales continue their incremental growth, digital publishers and e-publishing service vendors are looking to libraries and their patrons to add to sales. [Publishers Weekly]

An overview of e-book issues, based on a development strategy for the University of California libraries. [D-Lib Magazine]

News an analysis of a pilot program to sell electronic books in stores. [Wired]

Visitors to BookExpo America 1999 circle around the e-book booths, but few are buying - yet. [Wired]

A survey of students in two college courses grades e-book devices and their function in higher education. [Library Journal]

Profiles successful electronic text projects where reading and sales are stronger than ever. [Wired]

The e-book market is hampered by immature, expensive technology and a limited number of people willing to consider reading books on electronic devices. [CNet]

Short report on the book publishing industry. [InformationWeek]

An interview examining the impact and future of e-books. [PBS NewsHour]

The market for electronic books has been sluggish thus far, but the announcement of an e-book standard might encourage more authors and readers to make the shift. [Wired]

Explains the technology from two vendors to be used to read e-books. [PC World]

Report on the Open E-book Publication Structure. [Wired]

For 50 years, tech gurus have promised that the next invention will make paper books obsolete. But the buzz on e-books means this time, the hour may be nigh. [Wired]

An annotated list of some online publishers. [Publishers Weekly]

Cases of the appeal of e-books. [CNN]

Adding handwritten notes to the Rocket eBook. [CNN]

Glassbook will offer a standard way to download e-books from bookstores or libraries. [PC World]

Review of companies, market issues and outlook for the e-book industry. [Online]

Charts the development of portable electronic book hardware. [Ariadne]

News on a Princeton University Press project with adaptive e-books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Report on the eBook World conference and the future of publishing. [Digital Reader]

Reviews of some early ebook software products.

Early promotional titles sell well.

Cases of the slow growth of the e-book industry. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Microsoft and Barnes and Noble's e-book plans. [Wired]

Electronic books have been slow to catch on among consumers, but big Internet companies are betting that the time for e-books has come. [CNet]

A report on a new generation of e-book reader hardware. [Wired]

Gemstar's RocketBook encryption methods have apparently been hacked. [Wired]

Commentary against the current hype about electronic books. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]

Digital book collections continue to grow at libraries. [requires free nytimes.com registration to read]

Commentary favoring legalizing the copying of e-books. [Technology Review]

An update on recent e-book business deals. [InternetNews]

"Books will still be around, many scholars say, but we may read in a different way." Free registration required. [NY Times]

Report on how libraries can gauge patron usage of electronic materials. [UCSB Library]

Report on the conference "Electronic Book 2000: Changing the Fundamentals of Reading." [Washington Post]

Report on the suggestion that anybody actually reads e-books. [USA Today]

A look at some companies making money with online books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Report of publishing companies' involvement with e-books. [Publishers Weekly]

Meeting the rising demand for online access to books. Free registration required. [NY Times]

News of a lawsuit over the digital sales of books. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

A lengthy overview of electronic book readers. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Announcement of the report "Electronic Publishing Forecast and Analysis, 2000-2004: Digital Books and Print on Demand." [E-Commerce Times]

Copies of Stephen King's novella "Riding the Bullet" may have been decrypted by hackers. [ZDNet]

An interpretation of the demise of "The Plant." [Slashdot]

A detailed analysis of the electronic book business. Free registration required. [NY Times] Free registration required to view.

Report on a study at Ball State University. [The Chronicle of Higher Education]

Harcourt College Publishers inks a deal with e-book company goReader to offer electronic college textbooks. [CNet]

A thorough look at the competing economic, technological, and social factors influencing the development of e-books. [First Monday]

An introduction to the capabilities of e-book readers. [CBC]

Report on advertisements within e-books. [Wired News]

News of the major publishing houses taking over the e-book publishing industry. [CNN]

A renowned digital librarian examines the e-book industry, with references. [Library Journal]

Simon Midgley wonders whether hard-up students will need to buy textbooks in a few years' time. [Guardian Unlimited]

Summarizes a bits vs. books argument. [Wired]

A series of articles examines how the digital revolution is changing what and how we read. [Salon]

A thoughtful look at the e-book movement, concluding "Can anyone really be against that?" Free registration required. [NY Times]

Discusses the success of Stephen King's first foray into e-books and what it may mean for the future. [Spark-Online]

Current business efforts to move e-books to the mainstream. [Forbes]

Overview of e-book features. [ALA TechSource]

Writers may control whether articles they sold for print in a regular newspaper or magazine may be reproduced in electronic form. [CNN]

Examines the dropping prices and costs of e-book readers and titles. [Wired]

New usability research on electronic books. [Wired]

Argues that the evolution of e-book technology is related to the penetrating impact of networks and information technology on society. [First Monday]

Commentary on why consumers don't want or need e-books. [E-Commerce Times]

Commentary on why paper books rule. [ZDNet AnchorDesk]