While some people still prefer the convenience of a printed book, many people now choose to download and read eBooks instead. It is the preferred method if you want to read the information instantly ...

Based on conversations with publishers and deliberations on the ebook market, the ALA today released “Ebook Business Models for Public Libraries” (PDF file) a report that describes general features ...

Much attention has been paid to library lending, the availability of ebook titles that public libraries can purchase, and the business models associated with ebook acquisition. When we consider school ...

The eBook business is hot. Barnes & Noble (BKS) just announced its $259 Kindle-killer, the GSM-connected Nook with a color touchscreen complimenting its eInk bland and white display, Amazon (AMZN) ...

According to the latest numbers from the Association of American Publishers, revenue for ebooks for some of the biggest categories grew by 41% in 2012. Ebooks now account for 23% of trade publishing ...

If every person has their own story, every business has at least a hundred. Just as the Internet empowers entrepreneurs to launch new ventures and expand their existing services, the digital ...

One of the original pioneers of the ebook business is beating a hasty retreat back to its stronghold and ceding all of its customers to a rival. Sony will no longer be selling ebooks to customers in ...

At The New York Times, book deals are not exactly a foreign concept. At any given moment, any number of Times journalists are at various stages of the book publishing process. Now the newspaper wants ...

The book publishing industry is on the verge of a digital reinvention. With sales of paperless books now expected to reach US$1-billion by year’s end, tripling to US$3-billion by 2015, eBooks are set ...

Big W, one of the biggest discount retail stores in Australia, has announced they are venturing into the electronic book business as well. They are starting off with a sizable volume of no less than ...