Amazon’s wildly popular Kindle e-book reader took the digital publishing world by storm when it was released in 2007, but not everyone could afford the hefty pricetag — especially for a little machine to read digital books.
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Sony exec predicts e-books will dominate print
It’s a somewhat scary thought. In five years, digital media may just overtake print. Steve Haber, president of Sony’s digital reading business division, is convinced that the e-book market has gained so much momentum in the last few years that it is now unstoppable.
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E-books, the iPad, and a new era for self-publishing
Writers used to query literary agents and send books to traditional publishers in the hopes of making a name for themselves in the literary world.
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“The Essays of Leonard Michaels”
Best known for his short stories, Leonard Michaels also wrote essays, published together in this posthumous collection.
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“Changing My Mind”
Zadie Smith tackles topics from Kafka to Katherine Hepburn, from the Oscars to Obama, in “Changing My Mind,” her first collection of nonfiction.
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“Love in Infant Monkeys”
Lydia Millet’s first short story collection brings together animals and celebrities in an exploration of what it means to be human.
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“A Friend of the Family”
Pete Dizinhoff’s righteous contentment with the life of suburban comfort he has built falters in “A Friend of the Family.”
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“A Gate at the Stairs”
The compelling Tassie Keltjin comes of age in Lorrie Moore’s long-awaited novel, “A Gate at the Stairs.”
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“Big World”
“Big World” is riddled with female characters who teeter dangerously on the threshold of disaster, making this collection a disturbingly honest look into the feminine psyche.
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“Shanghai Girls”
A tale of two sisters, Lisa See’s “Shanghai Girls” weaves an intimate, eventful plot into the fabric of China’s recent history.