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.
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.
“The Essays of Leonard Michaels”
Best known for his short stories, Leonard Michaels also wrote essays, published together in this posthumous collection.
“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.
“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.
“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.”
“A Gate at the Stairs”
The compelling Tassie Keltjin comes of age in Lorrie Moore’s long-awaited novel, “A Gate at the Stairs.”
“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.
“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.