The Digital Dam Breaks for e-Books: The Year 2010 in Review

By Danny O. Snow
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: June 23, 2011
Words: 1,348 (approximate)
Language: English

Description

Written for "The New Communications Review" in January 2011, this report reviews developments in e-publishing during 2010. After years of tantalizing but unfulfilled promise, 2010 proved a true watershed year in the history of the written word. Electronic publishing had finally come of age.

Tags

kindle, ebook, iphone, smartphone, electronic publishing, society for new communications research, danny o snow, ipad, digital divide

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.

Format	Full Book	Sample First 20%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	No sample available
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	No sample available
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	No sample available
Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (download) (flexible, but lacks much formatting)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (view) (viewable as web page)	Buy	No sample available

Reviews

Log-in to write a Review   Log-in to add a Video Review

This book has not yet been reviewed.

Reason for report:
— Select a reason — Book is or contains spam Book infringes copyright Same content is published elsewhere with different author (for ex., by private-label rights) Duplicate Incomplete work (such as sample or serial) Should be marked adults-only Category is inappropriate Poorly formatted Nudity or other inappropriate content on cover Nudity or other inappropriate visual content in book Inappropriate erotica content Cover image is improper Content is inappropriate Other violation of Terms of Service Other reason not shown above.

Additional details: