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Buyer Beware: Before You Buy a Kindle, Sony, or other Ebook Reader

By Sara Rosso • Jan 20th, 2010 • Category: Ebooks

Some important questions answers to consider before buying a Kindle, Sony or any other dedicated ebook reader device.



Interview with Cory Doctorow, Part 2: Ebooks, DRM and Universal Formats

By Sara Rosso • Apr 7th, 2009 • Category: Ebooks, Tech Talk

Thanks to one of the many Meet the Media Guru events organized in Milan, Cory Doctorow was in Milan and I was lucky to get an interview one-on-one with him. Here’s part 2 of my interview with Cory Doctorow, where he talks about ebooks and DRM.



Where to Buy and Find Free Ebooks, and Learning Resources

By Sara Rosso • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: A Guide To, Ebooks, Tech Talk

Part 3 of a Guide to Ebooks: Where to Buy and Find Free Ebooks, and Learning Resources



How to Read an ebook: Formats, Devices, Dedicated Readers and iPhone Applications

By Sara Rosso • Mar 10th, 2009 • Category: A Guide To, Ebooks, Tech Talk

Part 2 of A Guide to Eboosk: How to Read an ebook: Formats, Devices, Dedicated Readers and iPhone Applications



What are ebooks? Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Books

By Sara Rosso • Mar 9th, 2009 • Category: A Guide To, Ebooks, Tech Talk

The first part in the series A Guide to Ebooks series for Read an Ebook Week. What are ebooks : Electronic Books?, Why aren’t eBooks more popular? Tactile Loss and the eBabel problem, ebooks are Great! Here’s Why : Advantages of ebooks



A Guide to Ebooks for Read an Ebook Week

By Sara Rosso • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: A Guide To, Ebooks, Tech Talk

March 8-14, 2009 is Read an Ebook Week and in honor of that, not only will I be reading a LOT of eBooks, I will posting several posts in the next few days that will be a Guide to Ebooks. I’ll be talking about advantages and disadvantages, formats, devices and applications to get you going on ebooks now!