B Buzz Highlights — Adobe, Glassbook, etc.

Hey, it\’s Wednesday, so it must be the midweek Studio B Buzz highlights. Strap in and stay tuned for Glassbook news, a study that shows Americans aren\’t likely to purchase e-books, and more…

Hey, it\’s Wednesday, so it must be the midweek Studio B Buzz highlights. Strap in and stay tuned for Glassbook news, a study that shows Americans aren\’t likely to purchase e-books, and more…* Adobe plans to acquire Glassbook
PR Newswire: August 28, 2000. Adobe Systems has announced that it is in agreement to acquire Glassbook, Incorporated. As part of the eBook team, Adobe and Glassbook personnel want to develop a simple, accessible, open, standards-based eBook platform, by combining Glassbook Reader with future versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader. PRESS RELEASE.
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* Glassbook releases Reader 2.0 in Beta
PR Newswire: August 29, 2000. You can download Glassbook\’s Beta version of Reader 2.0 from Glassbook\’s Web site at www.glassbook.com . Features of the new software include text-to-speech capability, sharper text and display rotation. Reader will work with Windows 95, 98, 2000 or NT 4.0, and any Web browser. PRESS RELEASE.
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* Study shows Americans are not likely to purchase e-books
The Standard: August 29, 2000. Seybold Research has released the findings of a study about how Americans will read e-books. More than 60% of the respondents are willing to read e-books on a electronic device, but the same number said they were not interested in buying an e-book or a reading device in the next year.
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* ABA members support Booksense program
CNNfn: August 28, 2000. When the American Booksellers Association launched its Booksense program, independent booksellers saw it as an opportunity to compete against Amazon, \”the Wal-Mart of the Internet.\” Now they are recognizing the value of having a Web presence. \”All of us as independent sellers have realized we can\’t ignore this, It\’s mail order — with a new kind of order taking system.\”
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