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The Medium Is the Message: The Print-Digital Divide and the Books of Tomorrow
by Carrie Neill
Special Section
Digital Digest: Crowdfunding for the Literary Set
by Adrian Versteegh
September/October 2012
With crowdfunding platforms gaining traction in the publishing world, writers now have a means of accessing wider readerships while simultaneously soliciting funding to launch literary projects.
Poets on Sports, a Field Guide to Book Blurbs, and More
by Staff
To coincide with the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, the Los Angeles Review of Books launches a new series of poets on sports; author Abby Mims explores writerly envy, a look at how bricks-and-mortar stores are tied to e-book sales, and more.
Poetry to Fall From the Sky in London, E-book Readers Don't Borrow Digital Books, and More
by Staff
The U.S. government claims Apple is trying to rush the antitrust lawsuit filed against it, Poetry Parnassus plans to drop 100,000 poems from a helicopter over London, only 12 percent of e-book readers borrowed digital books from libraries last year, and more.
Digital Digest: Meta-Analysis Goes Mainstream
by Adrian Versteegh
May/June 2012
The website Small Demons and the X-Ray feature of Amazon’s e-readers are the first in a new crop of digital literary tools that promise to change how readers interact with texts. By equipping users with digital reference frameworks, these new meta-analytical approaches give readers immediate access to the contextual worlds of literary works.
Goodbye to Algonquin's Oak Room, E. B. White Answers the ASPCA, and More
by Evan Smith Rakoff
Melville House wonders when publishers will speak out about Amazon; New York City's Algonquin Hotel announced that when it reopens this spring after a renovation, the famed Oak Room will be gone; E. B. White answers a charge levied by the ASPCA; and more
Digital Digest: The Ever-Widening World of E-books
by Adrian Versteegh
November/December 2011
While U.S. publishers continue their cautious march into the digitization of American titles, the rest of the world is looking to take advantage of other burgeoning markets in Europe, Japan, and beyond.
Digital Digest: Turning Up the Volume on E-books
by Adrian Versteegh
September/October 2011
Recently released amplified editions of classics such as Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and T. S. Eliot’s The Waste Land indicate that the hybrid format may finally be coming into its own.
Digital Digest: If Sharing Is Caring, What’s Stealing?
by Adrian Versteegh
May/June 2011
Librarians revolt against HarperCollins after its decision to limit the number of times a digital copy of an e-book can be checked out and returned.
Digital Digest: Gauging Google’s E-book Impact
by Adrian Versteegh
March/April 2011
The launch of Google’s eBookstore, which offers a unique compatibility across more than eighty-five devices, could prove to be a game-changing challenge to the closed systems of Amazon, Apple, and Barnes & Noble.