[Alexander Turcic]

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time for our weekly roundup of what's new and interesting in the world of e-books.

E-Book General - News and Commentary

• LibraryThing releases Local Books iPhone app
• Hanvon announces 5 new ebook readers
• Samsung ebook readers
• Asus DR-570 ebook reader
• Pocketbook 302
• Another Asus ebook reader leaked: DR-950
• Astri dual screen E-ink/LCD ebook reader
• Sony Daily Edition review
• E-books in New Zealand (Stuff.co.nz)
• Publishers slow to plug into e-books (The Age)
• Pegasus ebook readers
• Offline Book "Lending" Costs U.S. Publishers Nearly $1 Trillion
• Food for vision [Bonnier Mag+ Prototype]
• German Publishers Go After Google...
• Amazon announces a 70 percent royalty option
• Apple is going to announce an ebook reader next week
• Maplin A10JQ MID now available
• Why Software Will Determine the Future of E-Reading (PC Magazine)
• Entourage Edge will come with Docs2Go
• Steve Jobs was wrong - People still read as much as they always have
• Ebook reader survey results
• BookMyne: a new library finding app for the iPhone
• Donate $20 to Haiti Relief, get $1481 worth of RPG ebooks
• OPPO Enjoy - Android based E-ink e-reader
• Eros tablet
• Anthology Featuring MobileRead Authors
• Amazon announces Kindle SDK
• Viewsonic VTablet101
• When will the press get it right?
• Update on the Astri dual screen ebook reader
• Irex DR800S unboxing and first impressions
• Amazon allows DTP publishers to opt out of DRM
• Lenovo to release ebook reader in China
• Kobo sets date for new reader versions
• Read an E-Book Week for 2010
• O'Reilley ebook sales doubled in 2009
• Asus DR-950 photos on Flickr

E-Book General - Deals, Freebies, and Resources

• Refurbished Pocket and Touch Editions on Sonystyle

E-Book General - Reading Recommendations

• February 2010 Book Club Nominations