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Open eBook Forum Launches Public Awareness Campaign
In the midst of some negative business news about ebooks, such as the recent closings of iPublish. (May 13, 2002)

Franklin to Distribute Ebooks from Warner Books
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. (May 9, 2002)

New International Ebook Organization Launched
Microsoft Corp. (April 23, 2002)

Reader's Digest Restructures Its U.S. Book Business
The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (April 17, 2002)

Frankfurt Ebook Awards Discontinued
The International eBook Award Foundation (IeBAF), creator of the Frankfurt eBook Award, announced that due to the current business environment, it would discontinue the annual award and suspend all activities relating to the Foundation. (April 17, 2002)

Palm Digital Media Joins PalmSource, Inc.
Palm Digital Media, a publisher and distributor of ebooks for handheld computers, has joined PalmSource, Inc. (April 11, 2002)

2002 Bologna New Media Prize Winners Announced
The Bologna Children's Book Fair announced the winners of the 2002 Bologna New Media Prize, a juried award honoring children's "new media" products. (March 28, 2002)

Cokesbury.com Partners With Lightning Source For Religious Ebooks
Cokesbury. (February 7, 2002)

Open eBook Forum Announces Ebook Usability Study
The Open eBook Forum, an international trade and standards organization for the ebook industry, announced that Harold Henke, a 20 year veteran of IBM, will lead a research campaign to better understand and promote consumer adoption of ebooks. (January 22, 2002)

Fictionwise Announces 2001 Ebook Awards
Fictionwise. (January 14, 2002)

Palm Releases Palm Reader Pro
Palm, Inc. (January 10, 2002)

Palm Ebooks Sales Increase 40% in 2001
Palm Digital Media announced that it sold almost 180,000 ebooks in 2001, up more than 40 percent from 2000. (January 4, 2002)

Palm Signs Agreement With HarperCollins to Distribute PerfectBound Ebooks
Palm, Inc. (November 23, 2001)

Frankfurt Ebook Award Winners Announced
The International eBook Award Foundation (IeBAF) has announced the names of the winners for the 2001 Frankfurt eBook Awards, an award designed to recognize achievements in the emerging ebook industry. (October 12, 2001)

Barnes & Noble Digital Launches With Dean Koontz Ebook
Barnes & Noble. (September 13, 2001)

Yahoo Launches Ebooks Category
Yahoo! announced that it has signed agreements with four major publishing houses to launch an ebook destination. (September 7, 2001)

WHSmith.co.uk Launches Ebookstore
WHSmith. (September 7, 2001)

Penguin Announces Ebook Publishing Plans
Penguin announced that it is launching an ebook publishing program in September with a list of over 200 titles from the Penguin catalogue. (August 24, 2001)

New Ebook Expires After Ten Hours
Electronic publisher RosettaBooks announced it is offering Agatha Christie's classic mystery And Then There Were None in a special time-based permit edition. (August 8, 2001)

Study Finds Consumers Are Not Eager to Purchase Ebooks
At the BookExpo America in Chicago, market researchers Ipsos-NPD and The NPD Group reported that although two-thirds of online users have heard of ebooks and close to half are interested in the concept, only about one in four are likely to buy one. (June 1, 2001)