Discusses the Open eBook initiative, content standards and formats. Also features related articles and comments from readers.

Profiles a research project intended to develop display technologies that would allow vision-impaired users to access electronic books.

Article analyzes the Internet publishing trend and its impacts on traditional publishers' methods for selecting authors.

Features a commentary about the advantages and disadvantages of both electronic and print books.

Article by a digital illustrator expresses concern with business and privacy issues in the electronic publishing industry.

Read about the development of hardware and software products in the electronic book industry.

Summarizes a deal between IBM and Barnes & Noble to offer print-on-demand services and digital texts.

Outlines the January 2000 purchase of ebook firms NuvoMedia and SoftBook by Gemstar International.

Article about the "Danielle Steel of e-books" discusses the problems authors face when trying to publish electronic versions of their books.

Profiles the creation of a uniform format for electronic books, and covers the industry's reaction to those standards.

Discusses the research and use of technologies for electronic paper and text.