Highly successful in a lowbrow way
Kindle-owning bibliophiles are furtive beasts. Their shelves still boast classics and Booker winners, but inside that plastic case other things lurk.
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Kindle makes for heavy reading
It has been revealed that the Amazon e-book reader weighs more when it is fully loaded. How come?
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PwC warns of end to paper and ink publications
PricewaterhouseCoopers on Thursday cautioned publishers and retailers to act quickly to secure positions in the ebook and e-reader market.
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Who will control the future of books?
E-readers are revolutionising books, but corporate giants such as Amazon are cornering the market.
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Soaring e-book sales speak volumes
After years of lurking in the literary wilderness, the e-book market has exploded with Amazon's digital volumes recently overtaking hardcover sales.
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Technology 'sweeping away' books, says Stoppard
Books risk being "swept away" by a world of new technology and moving images which are increasingly winning the competition for children's attention.
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e-scuse to cross the great e-vide
Having made the leap, it's not ideal but there's the promise of much better things to come.
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Nadine Gordimer advocates book over screen
Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer has mounted a passionate defence of the printed book against the onslaught of technology.
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US publishers smiling again as Kindle rivals emerge
US book publishers are smiling again, after years of watching digital versions of their titles sell for below what they thought they were worth.
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TV seen enjoying 2010, e-readers could struggle
The television will dominate home entertainment for another year in 2010, showing more staying power than newspapers and e-readers.
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