E-books
By: Debra A. Miller, book editor
Series: Current controversies; Current controversies
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9780737762235; 9780737762242
Subjects: Electronic books
Description: The Current Controversies examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-148) and index.
Table of contents: title: Are E-books better than paper books? E-books have many advantages compared to traditional books / Jason Cross and Melissa J. Perenson ; E-books have great benefits for academic and research libraries / Sue Polanka ; E-books allow authors to self-publish easily / Bethany Ramos ; Paper books are still the best way to read books / Eric Sammons ; E-books will widen the digital divide / Christopher Mims ; E-books are not greener than paper books / Sierra Club Green Home; title: Should libraries buy and lend e-books? There should be a vibrant rental of e-books by libraries / Martin Taylor ; The e-book market must open to facilitate e-book usage by libraries / Tim Kambitsch ; E-book sellers should listen to the concerns of libraries / Kate Sheehan ; Both libraries and book publishers should respond creatively to the public demand for e-books / Kent Anderson ; Libraries should get out of the e-book business / Bobbi Newman ; There are good reasons for libraries not to use e-books yet / Evan Williamson ; Many libraries cannot afford e-book prices / Michael Kelley; title: How should e-books be priced? E-book pricing should be decided by e-book publishers / TendersInfo News ; E-book consumers prefer Amazon's low e-book prices / Charles Cooper ; Public libraries should root for Amazon to win the e-book pricing war / PublicLibraries.com ; Publishers must price e-books higher than Amazon to cover publishing costs / Curt Matthews ; E-book publishers may lose by keeping e-book prices artificially high / Mathew Ingram ; Amazon's predatory pricing could destroy bookstores and print book publishers / Husna Haq ; The US Department of Justice e-book lawsuit will have little effect on price competition / Matthew Yglesias.; title: What is the future for e-books? The future of writing is digital / Sam Harris ; E-books and paper books will coexist / Jan Swafford ; E-books are already creating a self-publishing revolution / Deirdre Donahue ; Five e-book trends that will change the future of publishing / Philip Ruppel ; E-books will change the textbook business / Jeffrey R. Young ; E-books may result in the end of libraries as book-lending institutions / Jonathan Rochkind.