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As Kids’ On-Screen Reading Overtakes Print, Outcome is Worrisome

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The UK’s National Literacy Trust reveals that children’s on-screen reading has overtaken reading in print. But screen-only readers appear to struggle more and enjoy it less.

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Can’t Wait for Dan Brown’s Inferno? Kobo Has An Answer

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Kobo is offers readers an experiential contest based on three original ebooks tied-in to the release of Dan Brown’s soon-to-be-published Inferno.

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Amazon to Open Ebookstore in Russia, Taking on LitRes, Ozon

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Amazon is hiring for positions in Russia, suggesting its Kindle ebookstore will open there soon and where they will take on several established, but not yet dominant, competitors.

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Bologna Recap: Are Teens “Snapping Back” to Print?

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Teens appear to be returning to print books said Kristen McLean at the Tools of Change Bologna conference, but questions still remain as to why.

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Why Is The New York Times So Behind on So Much?

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The New York Times has been increasingly slow to pick up on trends in the book business, but if the people who buy newspapers are likely still the same people who buy books, they deserve better.

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Ether for Authors: The Stay-Seated Writers’ Conference

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Porter Anderson’s curation of publishing buzz takes in the IndieReCon virtual conference, questions B&N’s future, and looks at buying your way to the top of the bestseller lists.

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Ingram’s MyiLibrary Tackles Thorny Ebook Lending Scenarios

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Ingram MyiLibrary is offering a new credits-based ‘Access Purchase Model’ for ebook lending that it promises will be equitable to both publishers and clients alike.

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Ether for Authors: Ebook Prices at Rock Bottom

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Porter Anderson’s weekly curation of the best Web postings for authors takes in the UK’s growing consternation over 20p ebooks, Amazon’s untrustworthy reviews and more.

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Turning Tide: As E-reading Catches On, Boys Gain on Girls

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More children are going digital, according to Scholastic’s latest study, and the percentage of boys reading passionately and for fun is up, while girls are down.

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San Antonio Set to Open the Nation’s First Bookless Public Library

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BiblioTech, the USA’s first book-less library, is set to open later this fall in San Antonio, Texas and will offer 50 ereaders for loan, along with tablets and computers.

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