E-Books, Libraries, and An Experiment In Blogging
I've always been a rather Benevolent Maverick.
Recently, I broke a blogging "rule" and had a post that ran over 4,000 words—Author Interview ~ Shannan Sinclair.
Today, I'm going to give three brief references to articles about e-books and see how many folks take the links, read the articles, and make a comment…
I need to start by referencing a WebSite that will help set-up the first e-book article—O'Reilly ~ Tools of Change for Publishing—a conference held in New York City, February 13-15.
The first e-book article, from NPR, is, At Last, They See: E-Books 'Democratize' Publishing, which begins with:
"Not known as a hotbed of experimentation, the world of publishing has been slow to embrace the transition from print to e-books. This past week in New York, however, the Tools of Change digital publishing conference attracted entrepreneurs and innovators who are more excited by, rather than afraid of, the future."
The next article is from PCWorld—Ebook Publishers Want Library Borrowing to Be Difficult—and begins with:
"In an effort to make library ebook borrowing less convenient, Penguin Group has discontinued over-the-air library book downloads for Kindle users."
The third article is from an "Annoyed Librarian" on the Library Journal and is called, Ebooks and Libraries Don't Mix. Here's the opening:
"Libraries certainly are living in interesting times, and last week was no exception. We were also provided with more evidence supporting one of my hypotheses, which is that if you want to get something done, don't involve the ALA [American Library Association]."
I'm sure I'll be back to my normal routine tomorrow—featuring one article and commenting myself; but, that's my post for today…
I may get no comments :-)
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