Instant ebooks

Digital technology permits a far quicker birth cycle for new books than the old print media does. Here, for example, hot off the e-press, is The Patriot News' consolidation and expansion of its coverage of the Sandusky scandal:

Hear No Evil: How the Sandusky sex abuse scandal rocked Penn State, toppled Joe Paterno and stunned a nation [Kindle Edition]

This is an engaging book, fair and comprehensive, that brings the situation up to December, when the book was published. It covers much more than one saw on the daily news.

Another new ebook is by writer and editor Dan Meadows:

The Decline and Fall of the Publishing Empire [Kindle Edition]

The book is based on his blog, with each entry updated by Meadows. This is a personal and passionate book written by a man whose own journalistic career was affected by the changes in technology.

It’s the story of how I got from Point A (a total disgust for the industry that had fed and clothed me) to Point B (an actual plan for a real, viable future to feed and clothe myself). Most of all, it’s the result of a nearly three-year experiment in the modern forms of mass communication.

Each of these new ebooks are a great read.