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September 4th, 2007

Finding e-books for kids—and some other Teleblog posts you may have missed over the holiday

By David Rothman

E-books for kids: Where to find ‘em—modern titles, not just public domain books alone

Bend away! PVI’s flex e-paper is on the way! Maybe final versions by mid-2008

Sci-fi writer Jerry Pournelle: Scribd.com deserved a DMCA takedown notice

Illustrated Sony primer for newbies—plus more FBReader basics

Free Internet Public Library will answer your queries, via site or human help

Sony Reader Gizmo alerts: Fujitsu T2010 Tablet PC, iLiad woes, AlphaSmart word-processors

Jane’s warnings to e-book authors: Heed even if you’re just a reader

Let the meteors fall where they may? The pitfalls of Jon Evans’ publishing scenario

SFWA issues mistakenly broad DMCA takedown notice—unwittingly harming sci-fi writers such as Cory Doctorow

Meanwhile don’t forget to scroll below for today’s TeleBlog posts.

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