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The article focuses on the findings of the authors' paper "Equal Opportunity? Poverty and Characteristics of School Library Media Centers." It states that only one book in the field of librarianship specifically treats library services in the context of poverty, "Poor People and Library Services." Students with access to materials are found to be more likely to read which improves their reading motivation and achievement. Schools with high concentrations of living in poverty are said to be shortchanging students in terms of school library services.

Reports that Bantam is trying to catch up with the past by introducing a new slimmer format for literary fiction in trade paperback. Rationale for the move; Orders from traditional bookstore accounts; Predictions of customer response; More.

States that most American teenagers consult daily newspapers for concert information, movies, clothing and electronic advertisements, according to the Newspaper Association of America.

The article focuses on the emergence of electronic books (ebooks) and cites their advantages. They are said to reduce the costs of textbooks as well as eliminate the bulkiness of their paper counterparts. Aside from text and photographs, ebooks also contain video clips, sophisticated pictures and graphics and links to websites to increase comfort and speed. Flat World Knowledge founder and president Eric Frank adds that ebooks promote engaged learning.

A list of the top ten books that librarians across the U.S. love is presented, including "The Weight of Blood" by Laura McHugh, "The Accident" by Chris Pavone, and "The Divorce Papers" by Susan Rieger.

The article presents a letter from the Editor-in-Chief regarding the future of print on paper and the BookExpo America (BEA). Panels which discussed this topic, such as one entitled "Hot Picks," worried that the digital age could mean the end of the book revolution. Others thought that digital media provided opportunity for written works through use of blogs, 'My Space,' and marketing.

Presents a list of the most borrowed books in U.S. libraries as of May 1, 2005. "The Broker," by John Grisham; "Trace," by Patricia Cornwell; "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini; "Echoes," by Danielle Steel; "Northern Lights," by Nora Roberts; "Blink," by Malcolm Gladwell; "My Life," by Bill Clinton; "The South Beach Diet," by Arthur Agatston; "The Purpose Driven Life," by Rick Warren; "A Paper Life," by Tatum O'Neal.

Presents news briefs concerning books in the United States as of May 1980. Inclusion of New York lawyer Ronald Rothstein's acquisition of rights to print books on toilet paper and paper towels; Awards given by the 'School Library Journal' to the worst books annually; Release of 'MSS,' a series of books edited by John Gardner and L.M. Rosenberg.

Reports that "Library Journal" has added several columns to the News section. Description of the columns Book Notes, Professional Reading, Reviews, the Permanent Paper Honor Roll, and Automation Roundup; Statement that more publishers and vendors will appear in the journal's News pages.

Editorial. Compares printed and electronic reading materials. Defense of book reading against biases for print on paper; Call to end the debate on the effectiveness of books and electronic medium.

This article discusses the trends in the electronic publishing of books in the U.S. as of July 2005. Conventional wisdom said e-books were not going to work. And it is true that e-books did get off to a shaky start during the dot-com time. It would be kind to say that those expensive e-book readers were a premature technology. Paper lovers of the world rejoiced as the traditional book reigned supreme. Adobe decided to close its e-book store. However, Adobe is presenting this as a happy closure, without anyone crying over the loss of the Adobe Digital Media Store. But entertainment e-books seem to be gaining traction. The Open eBook Forum, a trade and standards organization dedicated to the development and promotion of electronic publishing, stated in its annual list of top-selling e-books that Dan Brown dominated the 2004 list with The Vinci Code topping the list and Brown's Angels & Demons and Deception Point rounding out the top three. At the same time, the industry reported continued growth, with e-book revenues for the third quarter of 2004 up 25% and sales of e-book units up 11% over the same quarter in 2003.

The author offers her views on the replacement of the ink-and-paper version of books with the electronic ones. Unlike other people, she does not necessarily think the advent of e-reading technology is yet another indicator of the decline of Western civilization. To her, it is not really reading if she does not get to feel the book in her hands.

The article focuses on the question, whether displaying the original cover of a book as a separate entity is against copyright law or not. Not at all. You own the paper on which the cover is printed, and if you choose to discard the rest of the book and retain the cover you can certainly do that. You can't mount a scan of the cover on the Web, or make a derivative work, or do other intellectual things with the cover without permission for non-instructional uses, but just keeping the image and enjoying it is certainly within the doctrine of "first sale" that ends the copyright owner's right of distribution on that single copy of the work.

Announces the availability of Microsoft Reader, software for on-screen reading from Microsoft Corp. Attempts to emulate paper's convenience and quality while reading; Attention paid to typography, display, margins, and resolution; Incorporation of copy-protection system against piracy and illegal copying.

The article offers information of the launching of EMAP Architecture's quarterly refereed journal entitled "Architectural Research." The journal aims to stimulate an international basis debate on theory and practice. The magazine will incorporate education papers and reviews, research, practice, building evaluation, landscape and urban design, history and theory, technology environmental design and CAD, economics and management. The first issue will be published in summer 1995.