E-books now e-vailable

Source: The Columbian

The unusually long wait is finally over for electronic book enthusiasts at the Fort Vancouver Regional Library District. After several weeks of testing, the library on May 25 officially launched two new systems with about 3,500 b ...
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Media Decoder Blog: Just a Minute: Why New Orleans?

Source: The New York Times

Featured Story Scrutiny for E-Book Prices An investigation by the Justice Department of pricing collusion between Apple and electronic book publishers has been building in recent months. Recent Posts May 25 Just a Minute: Why New ...
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Amazon adds hundreds more movies to Prime streaming

Source: Vator.tv

Now the Amazon service that is competition with Netflix offers more than 17,000 movies and TV episodes for unlimited streaming by Amazon Prime customers. Movies gained in this new agreement include Star Trek, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Mission: Impossib ...
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How in the World Did a Case About Speech Restrictions Become a Battle Over Government Censorship?

Source: Reason

In a recent New Yorker article about Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the 2010 case in which the Supreme Court overturned restrictions on political speech by corporations, Jeffrey Toobin focuses on the notorio ...
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Source: MoneyWeek

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Are Tablets Our First Step Towards Eco Friendly Electronic Paper?

Source: Enviro Gadget

To completely adopt the Go Green approach, we need to go paperless and save the cutting of trees because they are playing vital role to decrease the pollution from atmosphere. Recently the world has seen many ch ...
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Waterstones boss getting into bed with Amazon despite calling online book seller a 'ruthless moneymaking devil'

Source: Daily Mail - UK

The boss of Waterstones has been forced to eat his words after getting into bed with Amazon six months after describing the online book seller as a ‘ruthless moneymaking devil’. James Daunt, the entrepreneur who was hired by Russian billionaire Alexande ...
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Experience sent out to world in e-book

Source: The Bellingham Herald

A victim of the Great East Japan Earthquake tells of his experiences and describes the disaster-hit areas in English in an electronic book. The e-book titled "Life after Shock" went on sale on May 4 through Apple Inc.'s iBookstore for $4.99. ...
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