"Interview: Stephen King On Kindle: ‘This Device Will Not Replace Books’" (paidContent.org, 02/09/09)

Rest assured, bookstores and publishers: Amazon’s Kindle will not do to books what Apple’s iPod and MP3 downloads did to the music industry. That’s the word from novelist Stephen King, who was the special guest at this morning’s well-choreographed Kindle 2.0 launch.

E-Textbooks for All

Many observers, both in academe and in the publishing industry, believe it’s only a matter of time before electronic textbooks become the norm in college. Some campuses in particular may already be getting a glimpse of the future through partnerships with individual publishers or with consortiums.