- Black Publisher: From Net to BET A small publishing house that markets entirely online gets big league attention from Black Entertainment Television Books and top book clubs. Also: Hititbusng the streets for Sept. 11 victims ... erotica goes serial ... and more, in M.J. Rose's notebook.
- E-Books Live On After Mighty Fall Last week's shuttering of MightyWords is just one in a series of closings by big-name, e-book sellers. But smaller companies are thriving. Also: MightyWords' last words.... Read like an e-Egyptian.... in M.J. Rose's notebook.
- E-Books OK 'd as Art in the U.K. A grant by the U.K.'s funding body for university research confers automatic legitimacy. Also: Erotica is significant, too.... Powells.com expands its e-offerings.... All in M.J. Rose's notebook.
- Economy, the Web and E-Commerce: Amazon.com Since its July 1995 launch, Amazon.com has grown from a book-centered business to become the premier e-commerce site for a wide range of consumer products, from CDs to pots and pans. The company boasts millions of registered customers in the U.S. and around the world, with Amazon expansion sites in Britain, France, Germany and Japan.
- Ring: One for the Book The Fellowship of the Ring will thrill Tolkien fans and newcomers alike. But reviewer Declan McCullagh believes there's still nothing like reading the book.
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