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  • Author(s): Manes, Stephen
  • Source:
    Forbes. 2/8/1999, Vol. 163 Issue 3, p106-107. 2p. 4 Color Photographs.
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    • Subject Terms:
      ELECTRONIC books; LITERATURE & the Internet; BOOKS; ELECTRONIC publications; NUVOMEDIA Inc.; ELECTRONIC publishing
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses electronic books as of January 1999. The electronic-book version of Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" sells for $20 at barnesandnoble.com. No paper, no ink, no binding. And no bargain. The hardcover sells for just $17.50. Welcome to the wacky world of E-books, where it's a foregone conclusion that digital tomes will eventually supplant fusty paper "P-books," but nobody quite knows how to make it happen. Two new devices suggest just how long a haul it could be. NuvoMedia Inc.'s $499 Rocket eBook reader can download E-books at prices rarely lower, and sometimes higher, than their printed counterparts. INSET: E-Book vs. the real thing.