Google e-books launched
Google e-books launched on Monday. But before you rush off to download Ulysses, read the following article
Fister, B. (2010) The illusion of Google's limitless...
Educational possibilities for digital books
The arrival of digital books through Kindles, Sony e-Readers and the iPad raises all kinds of questions about the functions of digital books, given...
The future of the textbook?
Keith Hampson's Higher Education Management Group site has an interesting posting of Wired Magazine's video about a new digital biology textbook costing $10 million...
$300 iPads will eat Notebooks: Gartner
Nagel, D. (2010) Media Tablet Growth to be driven by iPad Campus Technology, October 26
Gartner Consultants has updated its forecast for overall worldwide enterprise...
E-book readers and scholarship: a research report
Gielen, N. (2010) Handheld E-Book Readers and Scholarship: Report and Reader Survey New York: ACLS Humanities E-book
Humanities E-Book is a digital collection of nearly...
Readers read more with e-books?
There was a news item in today's the Globe and Mail's Wall Street Journal business section as follows:
Fowler, G. and Baca, M. (2010) Growth...
In defence of the book and other thoughts on the digitalization of knowledge
I have been struggling with the concept of books and publishing for some time now. I have authored over 10 books published 'traditionally', i.e....
iPad versus books
Foresman, C. (2010) iPad gets the university treatment this fall Wired, July 24
A summary of the various initiatives taking place this fall semester in...
Are e-books good for studying?
Demski, J. (2010) The device versus the book Campus Technology, May 1
Three universities (Princeton, Arizona State University, and Northwest Missouri State) pilot two e-readers...
Early reports on iPads in higher education
Kolowich, S. (2010) Minor bumps for iPad Inside Higher Education, April 23
A report on how some USA universities and colleges have reacted to the...