Electronic book readers poised to become this holiday's hot ticket

Will digital books catch fire this holiday? According to an online survey, 1 in 5 shoppers said they planned to buy an electronic book reader such as a Sony Reader or Amazon Kindle this year...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/09/ebook-readers-kindle-sony.html

Clever Visual of the EBook Industry

eBook Universe

AAP Sales for July Posted

"E-books sales reached $16.2 million, reflecting a 213.5 percent increase for July, and a 173.9 percent year to-date."
http://www.publishers.org/main/PressCenter/Archicves/2009_September/PublishingSalesJuly09.htm

Overdrive has new phone app:

http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6695292.html

New Color eReader from Cool-er in Works

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology/2009/09/11/cool-er-budget-colour-ebook-by-2010-115875-21666501/

Kindle Title Count Almost 350,000

Blog Kindle

eBooks on CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/14/ebooks.ereaders/index.html

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