Curling up next to the fire with a good book will one day be no more than a faint memory. For the near term however, physical books won’t give up easily. Some simply won’t give up on the “real” feel of a stack of paper in your hands nor the smell of a fresh book off the printing press. Such things an ebook just can’t replicate. With all the talk around paper books and ebooks, the biggest controversy has centered around publishing costs. ...

Fancy a good book? I used to be a big reader. I don’t know what happened really. I just drifted away from the written word. If I had to put my finger on any one reason I stopped reading, I’d have to say patience. Whether or not my gadget/electronic/fast paced fascination has anything to do with me not enjoying a slower paced activity (such as reading) anymore, I may never know. For those of you who still consider yourself bookworms, this week is an exciting...

One of the best ways to kill a product is to riddle the launch with delays, misinformation, and overall insanity and frustration. Barnes & Noble seems to be doing a might fine job with that as we speak. The Nook and it’s followers have been on a roller coaster ride for the past several weeks. Delay after delay has pushed the devices launch date closer and closer towards Christmas to the point that B&N is saying we shouldn’t expect Nooks to ship...