NUMBER 018

FEBRUARY - 2001

• Crypto: Three Decades in Review A new book tells the epic story of the discovery of modern encryption. In Steven Levy's Crypto, you'll find out how an unruly band of hackers, academics and cypherpunks fought the government -- and won. Declan McCullagh reports from Washington.
• E-Publishing Now a Noble Effort Barnes & Noble Digital decides to become a publisher, begging the question: Will Amazon.com and others sell its books? Also: Why not make the e-books look good, too? ... And poetry goes global. All in M.J. Rose's notebook.
• Libraries to Sue Over New Filter Law ZDNN
• Library of Congress Goes Digital The Library of Congress meets its goal of digitizing over 5 million items. But the world's largest library still has a way to go to keep up with the digital age. By Kendra Mayfield.
• What if E-Books Cost Less? Who wants to pay for an e-book that costs just as much in print? One publisher is trying to lure consumers by selling cheaper e-titles. But will it work? By Kendra Mayfield.

• Libraries and bookshops:
  • Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
  • Supervirtual (Portuguese electronic texts)
  • Universidad del Valle (Library - Colombia)
  • Universidad del Valle (Library - Colombia)
• Publishers:
  • Cultural Relics Publishing House Founded in 1957, the Cultural Relics Publishing House is a press specialized in Chinese archaeology and cultural relics with a wide gamut of publications." (China)
  • Editorial Ciudadano (Electronic publisher - Spanish)
  • Huabaozhai Book Company "Makers of reproductions of ancient Chinese texts, including papermaking, plate making, printing, bookbinding, and publishing and distribution." (China)
  • Tsinghua University Press (China)