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<br>The author, Michael M. Widdersheim, is a Ph.D. student in the School<br>
of Information Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh.<br>
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Title<br>
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E-books: Histories, Trajectories, Futures<br>
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Source<br>
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First Monday<br>
Vol. 20, No. 6 (2015)<br>
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Abstract<br>
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This essay traces the historical trajectory of e-books in the U.S. and<br>
imagines their possible futures. Legal, economic, and technical<br>
developments that led to contemporary e-books reveal a tension between<br>
commercial and non-commercial programming. Commercial e-book designs<br>
control end uses, reduce production and distribution costs, stimulate<br>
consumption, and monitor user behaviors; however, alternative<br>
producers and users on the periphery continue to challenge these<br>
centralizing tendencies.<br>
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