Books might soon go the way of the record — something collectors with a taste for the cover art and scratchy sound keep buying after everyone else switches to the digital version that doesn't require any space in your home. Records still have an appeal, but they're no longer how most people listen to music. Amazon is doing its part to make this happen to paper books, too, by discounting Wi-Fi Kindles to $89 on Black Friday.
As an e-book owner, I love downloading samples before I commit, keeping tons of books in one place, and having the ability to search the book for keywords. My 80-something grandmother loves hers, too, since she can make the font big enough to read. I asked my mom, who happens to be a librarian, for her official take on the ascension of e-books, and she said it's great if it means more people will read. Now if only we could check out e-books for free. Despite the lure of the e-book, do you still prefer turning the pages of a traditional book?
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The New York Times has been publishing its esteemed Book Review for 75 years and now is adding a new category: 
The new service, called Google Editions, will give customers access to digital copies of books through a book-search service, allowing access to a broad range of sites from multiple devices. Plus, it'll allow book sellers to sell Google Editions on their own sites, with sellers taking most of the revenue. 