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The world of mystery is ever-popular and ever-evolving. Whether a classic 'whodunit,' a cozy, a police procedural, or something in between, crime fiction still draws readers nationwide. In a brief [...]

The topic is daunting. Imagine someone coming up to Gutenberg while he was working out the kinks on his first press and asking, 'So, John, where's this printing thing going?' [...]

Times, as they say, are changing. The digital age is transforming nearly every aspect of our culture, from business to education to social life. Reading and books are no exception. [...]

For many librarians and information professionals, publisher and platform consolidation within the information marketplace has caused concern. Mergers make us worry that a noncompetitive atmosphere will result in stagnation of [...]

APPLE products such as the iPhone and iPad are dominating much of the content-centric behavior of consumers but casting a wide net across all emerging devices in the e-reader, smartphone [...]

While many academic libraries are still exploring the utility and acceptance of ebooks, either as replacements or supplements to paper monographs, it is not too early to begin considering the [...]

The end of 2009 marked the end of both a challenging year and a difficult decade for publishers. While it would be nice to think the worst is over, don't [...]

For as long as I can remember, I've been a rereader. I can't tell you the number of times I've been through the Discworld canon of Terry Pratchett (whom I [...]

In a decade-long struggle to grasp a foothold, ebooks are finally coming of age in libraries of all kinds. That's what vendor after vendor told me at the Frankfurt Book […]

'Over the last 20 years, most of the tools that we humans have invented have made it easier for us to be information snackers. If one of the outcomes of […]

The publishing industry can see benefits in the growing e-books market. Books can be published in electronic format, which will not necessarily mean that prices of publications can go down because books are used consumed for a longer period of time as compared to iTunes. Other details about the publishing industryEs digital technology outlook are discussed.

While it remains uncertain what the future holds for the reference industry, one thing is clear: electronic resources continue to permeate its every pore. E-strategies differ greatly, but most reference [...]

Over the years, the balance of power in the book industry has swung to and fro, but never has it swung in the direction of authors. Typically at the mercy […]

This issue of CIL is focused on next-generation OPACs, discovery systems, and the new direction we are going with library systems. While my original plan for this column was to [...]

In recent months, the double-digit sales growth of e-books in English has begun to plateau, but since the Spanish-language book market tends to be around three to five years behind [...]

Following a strong 2012, when sales rose 9%, to $3.3 billion, book sales in the children's market are likely to be slightly down when the final numbers are counted in. [...]

This overview of the Spanish book industry includes a discussion of hardback books (children's books, new releases, and nonfiction books), paperback books, and electronic books. Book retailing is also mentioned.

Librarians are always looking for innovative ways to draw more patrons to their libraries. With e-books becoming a popular and much-requested resource, libraries and librarians are looking to get the [...]

As Houghton Mifflin Harcourt prepared to publish the fifth edition of its American Heritage Dictionary last November, a question arose: should the work go digital, or should the dictionary continue [...]

Given the relatively tiny market for books in Africa, one can come to the erroneous conclusion that Africans do not like to read. Nothing can be further from the truth [...]

In late July, my inbox was inundated with news about ebooks, dedicated ebook readers, browser-based e-readers, the iPad, etextbooks, and epublishing platforms. It's become a veritable tsunami of digital options [...]

Pearson, the world's largest education publisher, recently announced plans to phase out physical textbooks in the US, instead moving into a 'digital-first' model with e-textbooks as its focus. Although this [...]

Copyright experts have begun building a framework for controlled digital lending (CDL) with the recent publication of a white paper and an official position statement initially supported by 40 individual [...]

For e-books in libraries, the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference will mark the end of an era: ALA's Digital Content Working Group will officially come to an end after [...]

The benefits of electronic lab note books to scientists, such as time saving during report writing, are presented.

The popularity of the trend of reading books on personal computers and handheld devices is discussed. The future trends for ebooks are also discussed.

Nothing beats paper when it comes to displaying readable text in a comfortable, familiar form factor. That's one of the reasons that the ebook market has yet to take off. […]

Strategy Analytics' 'Global eBooks Market Forecast 2001-2020' predicted that the global consumer ebook market will more than double from $7Bn in 2013 to $16.7Bn in 2020, driven by more consumers [...]